Whats up errbody! Since Im going on yet another trip to one of the most well known beaches in the world I thought I would study up and see what I didn't know about Myrtle Beach...
A man by the name of Franklin Borroughs and another man built a railroad to transport timber from the coast. (Conway & Seashore Railroad). It was nicknamed New Town. Borroughs saw New Town being a tourist destination that would rival the booming Florida beaches. Borroughs died in 1897 but his sons continued his work in the town. In 1957 it was incorporated and his wife suggested that the beach be named after an abundant shrub in the area, the Southern Wax Myrtle. And so it was called Myrtle Beach.
It looks like Franklin was on to something....here are son fun facts about one of our most famous beaches in the south:
- Oceanfront Property News!
- Oceanfront lots in Myrtle Beach were $25 in 1905. If you built a property for at least $500 you received a second lot for free.
- Over 1400 Restaurants
- Serving up everything from seafood Calabash style to Japanese. But for a local specialty, try a restaurant which offers Lowcountry-style cooking - simmered slow and rich in spices - dining at its best!
- Over 3,300,000 golf rounds played in 1993
- Intra-Coastal Waterway
- Was originally built in order to be used as a secret passageway during World War II.
- Home of the Shag
- This colorful dance is thought to have originated on Ocean Drive in the 1940's during the heyday of the fast-moving Jitterbug. Apparently, the Shag began as an attempt to do the Jitterbug but a little too much to drink slowed the dance down.
Well, time to shag guys. I hope you enjoy your weekend as much as I will. Looking forward to some silly things to come on SUNDAY FUNDAY!
COWABUNGA DUDES!
Good post - interesting fun-facts.
ReplyDeleteThanks! I def. used the fact about golf when I managed to score a Dominican stogie from this old guy at the hot tub time machine.
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