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

Family Support Center

— Myrtle Beach Market Common —

Photographed by Brandon D Cross

1. Family Support Center Marker

Inscription. The Family Support Center, building 231, was located near this spot within The Market Common area. Family Services provided services for families stationed at the base, to families living in the area whose sponsor had been reassigned, and to families of people who had been placed on extended temporary duty.

Committees of Family Services volunteers carried out functions such as informing all military personnel and their family members of the services provided; relieving emergencies and hardships for family members, particularly in the absence of military sponsors; ensuring that all services of the base, community and voluntary organizations were made available to family members; and training people who volunteered to participate in the program.

The Air Force Aid Society rendered assistance to Air Force members and their families or widows through emergency loans and educational scholarships. Services also included non-interest bearing loans, grants and educational benefits. Assistance also was provided that was not within the policies of the American Red Cross.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Military.

Location. 33° 39.873′ N, 78° 56.257′ W. Memorial is in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

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, in Horry County. It is on Farrow Parkway 0.1 miles west of Hendricks Avenue, on the right when traveling west. The marker is located within Myrtle Beach’s Market Common which was established by redeveloping the former Myrtle Beach Air Force base into an urban village. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 730 Farrow Pkwy, Myrtle Beach SC 29577, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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

and in the Pee Dee.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

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: Chief Master Sergeant Jimmy E. Davis (here, next to this marker); Post Office (a few steps from this marker); Brigadier General Robert G. Jenkins (a few steps from this marker); Commissary (within shouting distance of this marker); Brigadier General Joel T. Hall (within shouting distance of this marker); Hoyt L. Hendrick (within shouting distance of this marker); Colonel Charles E Cook, Jr. (within shouting distance of this marker); Chief Master Sergeant James Cope (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Myrtle Beach.

Also see . . .
1. The History of Market Common: From Air Force base to thriving urban center. (Submitted on May 6, 2025, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
2. The History of the Myrtle Beach Air Force Bases’s Transformation. (Submitted on May 6, 2025, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)

Photographed by Brandon D Cross

2. Family Support Center Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 10, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 6, 2025, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 92 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 6, 2025, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.