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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WF2_hurricane-hugo-historical_Myrtle-Beach-SC.html
Hurricane Hugo
Sept. 22, 1989
Hurricane Hugo, a Category 4 Tropical Cyclone with sustained winds of 138 mph, made landfall 100 miles to the south near Charleston, SC. Hugo was so intense a storm it ravaged the coast far from its center. The Gran…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPF2_nance-plaza_Myrtle-Beach-SC.html
In honor of Daniel Wayne Nance and Mary Ellen Todd Nance for their significant contributions to Myrtle Beach's early civic, business and religious growth.
A master builder, Daniel Wayne Nance was responsible for many downtown buildings near thi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMOLM_myrtle-beach-pavilions_Myrtle-Beach-SC.html
A succession of four beach pavilions stood here or nearby from 1902 to 2006, all built by the Burroughs & Chapin Co. or the Myrtle Beach Farms Co. The first, built in 1902, was a simple oceanfront shelter. The second, built in 1907, was a frame bu…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMFMY_the-f-100d-at-mbafb-1956-1970_Myrtle-Beach-SC.html
On 19 November 1956, after more than 10 years of inactive status, the 354 Fighter Group was reactivated at Myrtle Beach AFB. The first maintenance training aircraft was flown in on 7 December 1956 by the Fighter Day Wing Commander, Colonel Francis…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMFMX_ltv-a-7-corsair-ii_Myrtle-Beach-SC.html
The A-7 is a straightforward, shoulder-wing aircraft with swept flight surfaces, provision for inflight refueling, and narrow-track tricycle landing gear.
The A-7 is armed with a single M61A1 Vulcan 20-mm cannon, routinely carries two AIM-7L Si…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMFMW_fairchild-a-10-thunderbolt-ii_Myrtle-Beach-SC.html
Battlefield tank-killer, heavily armored and built around a powerful 30 mm gun and its enormous munition drum. The large unswept wing, the two turbofan engines in pods on top of the fuselage, and twin tailfins are all designed to keep the A-10 fly…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMFK0_myrtle-beach-colored-school_Myrtle-Beach-SC.html
Marker Front:Myrtle Beach Colored School stood here from the early 1930s to 2001. The first public school for African-American students in Myrtle Beach, it was a six-room frame building similar to the schools funded in part by the Julius Rosenwald…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMFJW_myrtle-beach-army-air-field-myrtle-beach-air-force-base_Myrtle-Beach-SC.html
Myrtle Beach Army Air Field. Myrtle Beach Army Air Field operated here 1940-47 and grew out of city plans to expand the municipal airport from two grass landing strips to a more permanent facility. In 1940-41 the U.S. Army Air Corps trained civili…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMAQL_morris-island-lighthouse_Myrtle-Beach-SC.html
As early as 1673, there is a record of a light burning at what was then known as Charles Towne colony. On May 30, 1767, the cornerstone for a new light was laid on a group of three small islands then referred to as Middle Bay Island. The Charles T…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5DA_william-bartram-trail_Myrtle-Beach-SC.html
In 1776, naturalist William Bartram traveled through this area, noting the "cliffs of rocks" now known as Hurl Rocks.