Citation Information
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Title
Myrtle Beach
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Coverage
1901 –
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Author
Eldred E. Prince, Jr.
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Keywords
centerpiece of South Carolina’s Grand Strand, among the state’s fastest-growing and most economically significant cities, renamed Myrtle Beach after the wax myrtle, a shrub common to the region, U.S. Army Air Corps established a base south of town, and German prisoners of war were housed in the area, golf mecca
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Website Name
South Carolina Encyclopedia
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Publisher
University of South Carolina, Institute for Southern Studies
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URL
https://www.scencyclopedia.org/sce/entries/myrtle-beach/view/images
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Access Date
December 23, 2024
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Original Published Date
June 8, 2016
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Date of Last Update
August 15, 2022