Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
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Marine Amphibious Assault 1864 In April of 1864 the footprints in the sand before you would have included those of Union Marines. On April 23, embarking in longboats from the USS Ethan Allen, marine raiders landed without . . .
(War, US Civil) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
Marine Amphibious Assault 1864 In April of 1864 the footprints in the sand before you would have included those of Union Marines. On April 23, embarking in longboats from the USS Ethan Allen, marine raiders landed without . . . (War, US Civil) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
Salt Works 1861-1865 Used to tan leather, preserve food and as a dietary supplement, salt was a necessary commodity for the southern war effort. To meet demand, salt works operated all along the Confederacy’s Atlantic & . . . 
Hurricane Hazel Oct. 15, 1954 Hurricane Hazel made landfall at 9:15am 30 miles north of Myrtle Beach. Wind gusts of 160 mph and sustained winds of 140 mph coupled with an abnormally high lunar tide resulted in an 18 foot . . . 
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 . . . 
Late On The Night Of April 14, 1865, a guard at the other end of the Navy Yard Bridge allowed a young man on horseback to cross, despite a wartime curfew. Unbeknownst to the guard, the rider, John Wilkes Booth, had just shot . . . 
According to tradition, the earliest congregation, which would become the Bethlehem Baptist Church, was organized circa 1863 by Samuel K. Taylor, a former slave, who preached in the homes of the African-American residents of . . . 
This replica of the original schoolhouse, which was built by Edwin T. King, was constructed in 1976 as a community Bicentennial Project. The original schoolhouse was located on the corner of South Andrews Avenue and . . . 
The Fence and wall ahead of you, on either side of Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, enclose historic St. Elizabeths Hospital. The pioneering facility opened in 1855 to treat mentally ill members of the armed forces and DC . . . 
Minutes after the crash, first responders arrive on the scene, along with the Pennsylvania State Police. The September 11 attacks generate the largest investigation in FBI history. The primary goal of the investigation is to . . . 
This Property Has Been Place on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior Circa 1794
September 28, 1835 thirteen lakeside buildings were destroyed commencing in Parsons Cabinet Shop.
Casimiro Chowell J. ilustre patriota mexicano fue sacrificado en esta plazuela el día 28 de noviembre de 1810. English translation: Casimiro Chowell Jurado illustrious Mexican patriot, was assassinated in this plaza on . . . 
Side A Emancipation Proclamation (1863) did not free slaves in Kentucky. In April 1864, Hannah Toliver, a free black woman living in Jeffersonville, was arrested for aiding a fugitive slave from Kentucky. In May, she was . . . 
Justin W. Plyler Boardwalk Park Dedicated during the Sun Fun Festival, June 3, 2005 Justin Whitaker Plyler was an early visionary who loved Myrtle Beach and saw what it could become. In the 1940s, he dreamed of a reasonably . . . 
Grand Strand The phrase “Grand Strand” is often seen or heard while vacationing in Myrtle Beach. Grand Strand refers to the virtually uninterrupted 60 mile stretch of beach between Georgetown and Little River, SC. Each of . . . 
In Memory of Manzy Avender Gause Jan. 18, 1892 Oct. 26, 1966 Myrtle Spivey Gause Sept. 13, 1893 Nov. 22, 1970 Site Of The Seaside Hotel Manzy And Myrtie were instrumental in the dreams and creation of early Myrtle . . . 
Aquí estuvo el cementerio del convento de Belén, donde fueron sepultados varios españoles, entre ellos el Intendente Don Juan Antonio de Riaño y Bárcenas, muertos el 28-IX-1810, en la toma por los insurgentes de la Alhóndiga . . . 
Three double log houses built on this site in 1839 shortly after Austin was selected as the site for the capital of the Republic of Texas served as the offices for the War Department and the Adjutant General. Here Albert . . . 
Spiegel Grove was purchased in 1845 by Rutherford B. Hayes’s uncle Sardis Birehard. He named it for the reflecting pools of water which collect after a rainfall. “Spiegel” is the German word for mirror. Birehard completed . . . 
The "Cinderella Kids" of 1950 The 1949-1950 season of the Miller City Wildcats boys' basketball team is one of Ohio's great sports stories. First year coach C. Norris Simpson assembled an undersized group of farm boys and . . . 
