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The Grand Strand is an arc of beach land on the Atlantic Ocean in South Carolina, United States, extending more than 60 miles (97 km) from Little River to Winyah Bay. [1] It is located in Horry and Georgetown Counties on the northeastern South Carolina coast.
Grand Strand Medical Center (GSMC) is a 369-bed acute care hospital and Level 1 Adult Trauma Center known for its programs in cardiology, heart surgery, and stroke treatment. It was opened on 21 April 1978 to succeed the former Ocean View Memorial Hospital (1958-1978), the first major hospital in Myrtle Beach.
The region's largest county is Horry. It encompasses the Grand Strand, which includes the beaches running from the North Carolina state border to the Winyah Bay in Georgetown County in South Carolina. On the coast, the economy is dominated by tourism, and features beaches, amusement parks, shopping, fishing, and golf. The area has become a ...
Every city in the area has its own rules. Here’s what you need to know about all of them.
Grand strand residents and visitors head for the beach on the first sunny weekend of Spring. March 24, 2023. An icon of beach culture, Peaches has become one of Myrtle Beach’s most famous landmarks.
The historic port city of Georgetown is located on the bay, and the bay generally serves as the terminating point for the Grand Strand. The bay is evidence of a drowned coastline, created by a rise in sea level in recent geologic time. It was a prime site for fishing by generations of Native American cultures.
The $45 million project completed in 2019 added the equivalent of about 300,000 dump trucks’ worth of sand to various Horry County beaches.
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