Myrtle Beach in Horry County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Officers Open Mess

Photographed by Charles Keller, April 25, 2012

1. Officers Open Mess Marker

Inscription. This is the site of the former Ofﬁcers Open Mess, building 124, constructed in 1956. The Ofﬁcers Open Mess was located near the Ofﬁcers Billeting Quarters and the Base Family Housing Complex.

The building was complete with a restaurant and lounge, with four smaller bars, a ballroom and four distinctive formal or semi-formal eating areas.

The club featured a spacious ballroom, a large and attractively decorated dining room, a casual bar, a formal bar and private rooms for special parties or other activities. Membership was available to active duty and retired military ofﬁcers and Civil Service employees.

The building is now a part of the Horry-Georgetown Technical College complex.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Military.

Location. 33° 39.714′ N, 78° 56.782′ W. Marker is in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, in Horry County. It is at the intersection of Myers Avenue and Emmens Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Myers Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Myrtle Beach SC 29577, United

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States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on South Carolina’s Grand Strand

and in the Pee Dee.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: NCO Open Mess (here, next to this marker); Visiting Officer’s Quarters (Billeting) (here, next to this marker); Major General Gilbert L. Meyers (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Holocaust (approx. 0.3 miles away); Lt William J Hook (approx. 0.3 miles away); Crabtree Gymnasium (approx. 0.3 miles away); Colonel Francis S. Gabreski (approx. 0.4 miles away); Colonel Robert G. Emmens (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Myrtle Beach.

Photographed by Charles Keller, January 29, 2018

2. Officers Open Mess Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2018. It was originally submitted on January 29, 2018, by Charles Keller of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 270 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 29, 2018, by Charles Keller of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.