Historical Markers and War Memorials in Surfside Beach, South Carolina
Conway is the county seat for Horry County
Surfside Beach is in Horry County
Horry County(236) ► ADJACENT TO HORRY COUNTY Dillon County(29) ► Georgetown County(111) ► Marion County(29) ► Brunswick County, North Carolina(62) ► Columbus County, North Carolina(4) ► Robeson County, North Carolina(17) ►
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This marker stands adjacent to the burial ground of the former Ark Plantation, which dates back to the 1700s. Although the names of most of those buried here are now unknown, records indicate that it was primarily a cemetery for African Americans . . . — — Map (db m133481) HM
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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 . . . — — Map (db m131001) HM
With their Courage and Honor
America’s Veterans assured that
the Bells of Freedom shall continue to Ring
Throughout this Great Land
Surfside Beach shall not forget it’s Veterans
United States Army
John S. Miller Jr. US Army · . . . — — Map (db m224100) WM