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2 unusual facts about Myrtle Beach


Charlie Floyd

Floyd performed in his native South Carolina for several years, and opened a nightclub called Charlie's Nite Life in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

Chris Booker

In 1992, he began his self-described "gypsy years radio tour," where he held the positions of on air personality and music director at a number of different stations as both Chris Booker and Booker Madison in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, Florence, Kansas City, and Pittsburgh.


2004 Atlantic hurricane season

Later that day, the storm emerged into the Atlantic, before making two more landfalls in Cape Romain and Myrtle Beach, South Carolina as a minimal hurricane.

Horry County, South Carolina

15 routes throughout the Horry County/Grand Strand area, including Myrtle Beach, North Myrtle Beach, Surfside Beach, Garden City, Conway, Loris, and Aynor.

Legends In Concert

Legends In Concert is a live tribute artist production with shows primarily located in Las Vegas, Nevada, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, Branson, Missouri, Mashantucket, Connecticut, Waikiki, Hawaii and Atlantic City, New Jersey.

Stephen Stanko

Stanko was convicted, after a failed insanity defense, of strangling his girlfriend Laura Ling, 43, the librarian who lived with him outside Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, shooting Henry Lee Turner, 74, and sexually assaulting and stabbing Ling's teenage daughter, who survived and made the 911 call for help.

U.S. Route 501

It runs 355 miles (571 km) from Buena Vista, Virginia at U.S. Route 60 to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina at U.S. Route 17 Business.


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Alan D. Clemmons

He has also been a staunch voice in the S.C. General Assembly in favor of extending Interstate 73 to Myrtle Beach.

Black Bike Week

A Baltimore, Maryland police detective who is also a motorcyclist told The New York Times, "I've seen it myself. When the white bikers come to Myrtle Beach, the town rolls out the red carpet. When the black riders come, they roll it right up." City officials said that the much younger crowd, and nearly double attendance, of Black Bike Week justified the difference in the city's response to the two events.

Carolina shag

The 1989 film Shag starring Bridget Fonda, Phoebe Cates, Annabeth Gish, and Page Hannah as four high school friends on their last road trip together before graduation, was filmed in Myrtle Beach and features the Carolina Shag.

Craig-James Moncur

Recent productions include "The Banker" which has recevied viral status and over 200,000 YouTube views and premiered at the 2011 Myrtle Beach International Film Festival.

Danville 97s

The team completed its move to Myrtle Beach to become the Myrtle Beach Pelicans in time for the 1999 season.

Gloria Bromell Tinubu

In 2012, Bromell Tinubu ran for the Democratic nomination in the newly created South Carolina's 7th congressional district against S.C. Representative Ted Vick and Myrtle Beach attorney Preston Brittain.

Hagerstown Regional Airport

In July and August 2011 the airport had service from Direct Air operated by Dynamic Airways to Lakeland, Florida and Myrtle Beach.

Isaac Tigrett

HOB was sold to Live Nation in 2006 and only the Myrtle Beach venue remains in private hands owned by Andrew Filipowski.

Live from the Inside

Live From The Inside is a live DVD by the American hard rock band Shinedown, at the House of Blues in Myrtle Beach, SC released on August 23, 2005.

Perry Swenson

Perry is currently in a 12-episode series follows former PGA Tour professional and current ESPN commentator Charlie Rymer, Hootie & the Blowfish band member Mark Bryan, musician Josh Kelley and Duramed Futures Tour player Perry Swenson as they enjoy an extended Myrtle Beach golf vacation.

Road Improvement and Development Effort

On November 7, 2011, Myrtle Beach city council member Wayne Gray asked area elected officials to consider using RIDE funds to pay for a portion of I-73.

Robert Edge Parkway

Also in 2002, Horry County representatives in the South Carolina State House introduced a resolution to designate South Carolina Highway 22 as Interstate 73, South Carolina Highway 31 as Interstate 74, and the North Myrtle Beach Connector as Interstate 174.

Sky Wheel

Myrtle Beach SkyWheel, a Ferris wheel at Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, US

Sun News

The Sun News, a daily newspaper published in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.