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

Ark Plantation

Photographed by Charles Keller, March 9, 2019

1. Ark Plantation Marker

Side 1.

Inscription. (side 1)
In colonial and antebellum days, at this site stood the planter's residence of the Ark, a large indigo plantation. On July 18, 1765 John Bartram recorded he lodged here, at Peak's, “on ye west end of long bay." A property re-survey for John M. Tillman in 1838 records that the property consisted of 3,194 acres at that time. It also shows several dwellings north of the main house. (Continued on other side) (side 2) (Continued from other side) This plantation was located at the southwestern end of the Long Bay Road, an alternate route for those going north or south who wished to travel along the ocean shore instead of on the Broad Road, located in the area of present-day U.S. Hwy. 17. The home was used as an "inn” for travelers heading north and who wanted to time their journey along the shore road at low tide.

Erected 2019 by Surfside Historical Society and Sponsored by the Town of Surfside Beach. (Marker Number 26 29.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Settlements & Settlers.

Location. 33° 36.322′ N, 78° 58.568′ W.

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Marker is in Surfside Beach, South Carolina, in Horry County. It is at the intersection of 3rd Avenue South and South Willow Drive, on the right when traveling south on 3rd Avenue South. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Myrtle Beach SC 29575, United 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Ark Sand Ridge (a few steps from this marker); 1838 Ark Land Survey (a few steps from this marker); The Ark House and Shady Side Inn (within shouting distance of this marker); Ark Agriculture (within shouting

Photographed by Charles Keller, March 9, 2019

2. Ark Plantation Marker

Side 2.

distance of this marker); Surfside Beach Veterans Monument (approx. 0.2 miles away); Ark Cemetery (approx. 0.2 miles away); Jack Walker (approx. 3.6 miles away); St. James Rosenwald School (approx. 3.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Surfside Beach.

Photographed by Charles Keller, March 9, 2019

3. Ark Plantation Marker

Photographed by Charles Wright, March 20, 2023

4. Ark Plantation Marker

Photographed by Charles Wright, March 20, 2023

5. Ark Plantation Marker

Photographed by Charles Wright, March 20, 2023

6. Ark Plantation Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on March 23, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 10, 2019, by Charles Keller of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 842 times since then and 54 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 10, 2019, by Charles Keller of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. 4, 5, 6. submitted on March 22, 2023, by Charles Wright of Surfside Beach, South Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.