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Horry County is the easternmost county in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census,its population was 351,029. It is the fourth-most populous county in South Carolina. The county seat is Conway.
Conway is a city in Horry County,South Carolina. The population was 24,849 at the 2020 census,up from 17,103 in 2010 census. It is the county seat of Horry County and is part of the Myrtle Beach metropolitan area. It is the home of Coastal Carolina University.
Myrtle Beach is a resort city on the east coast of the United States in Horry County,South Carolina. It is located in the center of a long and continuous 60-mile (97 km) stretch of beach known as the "Grand Strand in the northeastern part of the state. Its year-round population was 35,682 as of the 2020 census.
The Pee Dee is a region in the northeast corner of the U.S. state of South Carolina. It lies along the lower watershed of the Pee Dee River,which was named after the Pee Dee,a Native American tribe that historically inhabited the region.
Coastal Carolina University is a public university in Conway,South Carolina. Founded in 1954 as Coastal Carolina Junior College,and later joining the University of South Carolina System as USC Coastal Carolina,it became an independent university in 1993.
Robert Edge Parkway is a connection highway in North Myrtle Beach,South Carolina. It begins at U.S. Route 17 (US 17) and Main Street,crosses the Intracoastal Waterway,has an interchange with South Carolina Highway 31 (SC 31) or the Carolina Bays Parkway,and terminates at an intersection with SC 90. The project consisted of upgrading Firetower Road,adding a new interchange for SC 31,expanding Main Street in North Myrtle Beach to accommodate the increase in traffic,and a 1,000-foot bridge (300 m) over the Intracoastal Waterway which includes a 10-foot-wide path (3.0 m) for walkers and bicycles. Formerly known as the Main Street Connector,the road has been named for Robert Edge Sr.,the first mayor of North Myrtle Beach starting in 1968. For twelve years before that,Edge was the mayor of Crescent Beach,one of the four towns which,through Edge's efforts,became North Myrtle Beach. The road opened September 3,2009.
Santee Cooper,also known officially from the 1930s as the South Carolina Public Service Authority,is South Carolina's state-owned electric and water utility that came into being during the New Deal as both a rural electrification and public works project that created two lakes and cleared large tracts of land while building hydro-electric dams and power plants. Its headquarters are located in Moncks Corner,South Carolina.
The 7th congressional district of South Carolina is a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in South Carolina,established in 2011 following apportionment of another seat to the state in the redistricting cycle following the 2010 census. It is located in the Pee Dee region,and includes all of Chesterfield,Darlington,Dillon,Georgetown,Horry,Marion,and Marlboro Counties and most of Florence County. The district is represented by Republican Russell Fry who was elected in 2022 and took office on January 3,2023.
Carolina Southern Railroad was located off of Main Street in Conway,South Carolina,and was one of the few remaining train depots/lines in South Carolina. The railroad was originally erected in late 1886 and the first train steamed into the Conway Depot in December 1887. R.J. Corman Railroad Group took over the operations in 2015.
Galivants Ferry is an unincorporated community in Horry County,South Carolina,United States. It lies on the Little Pee Dee River west of Aynor on U.S. Route 501.
Bucksville is a small unincorporated community in Horry County,South Carolina,United States. It lies near Bucksport on the Pee Dee River and Waccamaw River. Two properties are listed on the National Register of Historic Places:the Buck's Upper Mill Farm and Hebron Church.
Peter Horry was an American planter who served as an officer in the southern theater of the American Revolutionary War. He served under the command of Francis Marion,waging a guerilla war against the British and Loyalist forces. Peter Horry was elected to public office,served in the state militia,and oversaw a controversial history of Marion.
Kaye Gorenflo Hearn is a former justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court. She served on the court from 2010 to 2022.
Elias Horry was a lawyer,politician,businessman and plantation owner who twice served in the South Carolina General Assembly as well as the intendant (mayor) of Charleston,South Carolina,serving two terms from 1815 to 1817 and 1820 to 1821.
Horry-Guignard House is a historic home located at Columbia,South Carolina. It was built before 1813,and is a two-story,late Federal style,modified I-house type frame dwelling. The front facade features a one-story,full-width balustraded porch supported by square columns. During the winter of 1813–1814,the main hall was widened from six feet to eleven feet. To do this,the house was sawed in half and the two ends were pulled apart to rest on two new foundations. It was probably built by Peter Horry (1747-1815),a Revolutionary War Colonel and Brigadier General of the South Carolina Militia. Later,the house was acquired by John Gabriel Guignard (1751-1822),the Surveyor General of South Carolina from 1798 to 1802. Guignard is responsible for the early design of the city and laid out the first streets of Columbia.
On December 17,2013,Heather Elvis,of Carolina Forest,South Carolina,United States,went on a first date with a man that ended when he dropped her off at her apartment the following morning at 1:15 a.m. The date had been Elvis' attempt to move on after a relationship with Sidney Moorer,a repairman she had met through her job at a local restaurant,that had ended two months earlier. At 1:44 a.m.,Elvis called her roommate,Brianna Warrelmann,who was visiting family,to tell her how the date had gone. The conversation lasted approximately ten minutes. Warrelman had advised Elvis against returning Sidney's calls,and cautioned Elvis "not to do anything rash and to get some sleep." Elvis' cell phone activity ended that day around 6 a.m.,and she has not been seen or heard from since.
Baby Boy Horry was a formerly unidentified American baby and murder victim whose body was found off of South Carolina Highway 544,on the outskirts of Conway in Horry County,South Carolina on December 4,2008. The case remained cold for over 11 years,until his parents were identified in March 2020. He was killed by his mother,Jennifer Sahr,when she left him in a box on the side of Highway 544,leaving him to die of hypothermia. Sahr was arrested in March 2020,and pleaded guilty to manslaughter in his death in 2022. She is currently awaiting sentencing and faces up to 30 years in prison.
Russell William Fry is an American politician and lawyer serving as the U.S. representative for South Carolina's 7th congressional district since 2023.
William H. Bailey is an American politician. He is a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 104th District,serving since 2018. He is a member of the Republican party.
Carla Schuessler is an American politician of the Republican Party. She is the member of the South Carolina House of Representatives representing District 61. SC House District 61 was held by Roger K. Kirby,but after redistricting created a new geographic District,Kirby ran for and ultimately won SC House District 101.
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- ↑ State of South Carolina. "South Carolina Legislature Online - Member Biography". www.scstatehouse.gov. State House Archives.
- ↑ heather.gale@myhorrynews.com, Heather Gale. "Two-term S.C. legislator ready to slow down, take time for family". MyHorryNews.com.
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