Bibliograph

Legendary locals of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, Lesta Sue Hardee

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Legendary locals of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, Lesta Sue Hardee

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (page 127) and index

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collective biography

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Legendary locals of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

869775136

Responsibility statement

Lesta Sue Hardee

Series statement

Legendary locals

Summary

Simeon B. Chapin was an entrepreneur and visionary who, along with Franklin G. Burroughs, helped create the foundation of what is Myrtle Beach today. B.B. Benfield built and opened the areas first movie theater, and Lawrence Boulier was a landscape artist and founder of the Waccamaw Arts and Crafts Guild. John Woodside built the grand Ocean Forest Hotel. Col. H.B. Springs was the towns first insurance and real estate agent, and James Bryan Sr. was the first president of Myrtle Beach Farms. Blanche Floyd was a beloved teacher and author, and W.L. Harrelson made history by serving as Myrtle Beachs first mayor. Earl Husted brought the first amusement park rides to this area, and Anthony James left after high school to make a name for himself as the first widely known actor from the Myrtle Beach area. The stories of these Myrtle Beach notables and many more fill the pages of this book. Some of these names may be unfamiliar, but each of these legendary locals, in his or her own way, has helped make Myrtle Beach the historical hometown and vacationers paradise that it is today

Table Of Contents

Early settlers and founders -- Artists and entertainers -- Bisiness leaders and professionals -- Myrtle Beach Air Force Base -- Locals with character

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