Myrtle Beach, in Horry County, South Carolina, was sparsely settled in the late 1700s until a hurricane in 1822 drowned 18 members of the Withers family. The remaining residents abandoned their land and moved, leaving the area to return to forest. 60 years later, the settlement was rebuilt and named New Town. In 1899, a railroad came through, bringing new residents. It was named in honor of the Southern Wax Myrtle, which grew in the area.
Regular Blogs
Myrtle Beach Drug Criminal Law Blog
Supplies articles about criminal defense, wrongful death, sex crimes, and brain injury in a blog which highlights such things in the news items posted.
http://www.lmorganmartin.com/blog/
Myrtle Beach Ramblings: Writing With a Smirk
This weblog features entries about anything which has to do with Myrtle Beach, including golf and golf tournaments, a local writing group, and the author’s opinion of various things.
http://myrtlebeachramblings.blogspot.com/
North Myrtle Beach Sea Turtle Patrol
This weblog is updated by the North Myrtle Beach Sea Turtle Patrol, an all-volunteer group which seeks to assist n the preservation of endangered sea turtles and documents such things as identifying and marking turtle nests in order to document nesting activities, collection of dead sea turtles as well as egg clutches and hatchlings, and transport or transfer of sea turtles and their egg clutches and hatchlings.
http://nmbturtle.blogspot.com
Maintained by a local resort, this weblog delves into some of the things which happen in Myrtle Beach as well as at the resort itself, including where to get the best views of the city, where to get ice cream, and some of the shows which are coming up in the area.
http://www.thecaravelle.com/blog/
