Myrtle Beach is one of the most well know tourist destinations on the East Coast. Aside from its gorgeous beaches, Myrtle Beach has become a major coastal resort, shopping destination and convention and conference center. The area features amusement parks( Freestyle Park, Family Kingdom, Myrtle Waves Waterpark, etc.), many malls and outlets (Broadway at the Beach, Coastal Grand Mall, Myrtle Beach Mall Tanger Outlets, etc.) and over 100 golf courses. It has been called The Golf Capital of the World. The city hosts many events throughout the year such as Can Am Days. Myrtle Beach hosts a large Convention Center which hosts an array of different meetings,conferences, exhibits and special events every year. In addition, Myrtle Beach is home to two minor league sports teams, the Myrtle Beach Pelicans, a Carolina League baseball team and Atlanta Braves farm franchise, and the Myrtle Beach Thunderboltz, an ECHT hockey team that will eventually play regularly at Coastal Carolina University in nearby Conway.
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Myrtle Beach Properties For Sale
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Myrtle Beach Neighborhoods & Subdivisions
Briarcliffe Acres
Briarcliffe Acres is one of Myrtle Beach's most sought after communities, nestled just south of North Myrtle Beach and popular Barefoot Landing. This neighborhood features large wooded lots, custom built homes, and a private gated ocean front cabana located on some of the most pristine beaches on the Grand Strand. Whether you are looking for a home away...
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Myrtlewood Villas Golf Communities
Something for Everyone in the Heart of Myrtle Beach!
Enjoy the Atlantic sunrise... soak up the noonday sun... enjoy the evening coastal breeze with cool sand at your feet. And zip back and forth to your villa in between! Enjoy all that Myrtle Beach has to offer without the long drives. The Myrtlewood Golf Communities are located east of the Intracoastal Waterway, within minutes of the ...
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History of Myrtle Beach
The first inhabitants of Myrtle Beach were the Waccamaw and Winyan Indian tribes. Their word for land was Chicora. All three of these names are still in existence today. The Spanish settled in Myrtle Beach in the 1500s but did not last due to sickness. In the 1600s the English settled and began trading with the Indians. Kings Highway (Highway 17) became the primary overland route between seaports in the north and those in the south.
In the early 1900s a railroad was built between Conway and Myrtle Beach. Families began to visit the beautiful area. The first hotel built was the Seaside Inn. In the 1930s the Ocean Forest Hotel was built and construction on the Intracoastal Waterway was begun.
The Ocean Forest Hotel was built by a wealthy textile magnate from the upper state and featured an enormous ballroom, elaborately decorated rooms, the coasts first golf course, horseback riding and tennis. It was a well-known playground for the rich and famous until it was demolished in 1974.
Myrtle Beach was incorporated as a town in 1938 and became a city in 1957. The name was derived from the lovely wax myrtle shrubs that grow throughout the area.
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