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On May 11, 2018 in County News, Events
Conway, South Carolina – The Horry County Board of Architectural Review & Historic Preservation will hold their annual Historic Preservation Awards May 15, 2018, at 2:30 p.m. at the McCown Auditorium at the Horry County Museum, 805 Main Street, in Conway.
The awards ceremony will showcase historic preservation efforts throughout Horry County during the last year. Our guest speaker will be David Douglas a former member of the board and an award recipient this year for all his rehabilitation work within the County. All properties that were designated as historic between May 2017 and April 2018 will receive a certificate acknowledging the honor. Also being recognized:
For more information, contact Lou Conklin, Senior Planner, in the Horry County Planning & Zoning Department at 915-5340.
On April 28, 2017 in General
Conway, South Carolina – The Horry County Board of Architectural Review & Historic Preservation will hold their annual Historic Preservation Awards May 16, 2017, at 2:30 p.m. at the McCown Auditorium at the Horry County Museum, 805 Main Street, in Conway.
The awards ceremony will showcase historic preservation efforts throughout Horry County during the last year. In addition, a presentation will be given on the South Carolina Century Farm program. All properties that were designated as historic between May 2016 and April 2017 will receive a certificate acknowledging the honor. Also being recognized:
For more information, contact Mary Catherine Hyman, Senior Planner, in the Horry County Planning & Zoning Department at 915-5340.
On April 29, 2016 in Events, General
Conway, South Carolina – The Horry County Board of Architectural Review and Historic Preservation will hold their annual Historic Preservation Awards May 17, 2016, at 2:30 p.m. at the McCown Auditorium at the Horry County Museum, 805 Main Street, in Conway.
The awards ceremony will showcase historic preservation efforts throughout Horry County during the last year. A presentation will be given on the Ark Plantation archaeology dig, as well as the Rosenwald Schools of Horry County. All properties that were designated as historic between May 2015 and April 2016 will receive a certificate acknowledging the honor. Also being recognized at the event:
For more information, contact Mary Catherine Hyman, Senior Planner, in the Horry County Planning & Zoning Department at 843-915-5340.
On September 5, 2014 in County News, Events
Conway, South Carolina – The Horry County Board of Architectural Review and Historic Preservation, the Conway Garden Club Council and the Horry County Historical Society will host a dedication for the Horry County Patriot Tree Project September 12, 2014, at 11 a.m. at the Old Horry County Courthouse located at 1201 Third Avenue in Conway.
The Horry County Patriot Tree Project pairs live oak trees with soldiers from Horry County who served during the Civil War. Each one of the trees will have a QR code marker which will direct smart phone users to a website listing the soldier’s name, birth date, birth place, death date, burial place, and other available details of the soldier’s service.
During the dedication, 23-trees will be paired with Civil War veterans of Horry County. Honored at the ceremony will be:
The ceremony is free and open to the public.
For more information, contact Adam Emrick, Senior Planner with Horry County Planning & Zoning and 843-915-5340.
On June 11, 2014 in County News, Events
Conway, South Carolina-The Gullah Geechee people of Horry County and members of the Horry County Government will officially welcome two historical signs erected along Highway 17. One is located at the SC border entering the county from NC and the other near Murrells Inlet at the border between Georgetown and Horry Counties. “The presence of these signs today represents a lot of hard work that came before them. The work began in the early 1980s when most of it had to do with raising awareness, telling the story and educating the people,” claims Veronica D. Gerald English professor at Coastal Carolina University and Vice Chairman of the Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Commission. These signs will tell drivers that they are travelling along the Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor, and they recognize the Gullah Geechee people, their heritage and contributions.
The idea for heritage corridors or areas began in 1984 when President Reagan signed legislation to create the first of a new kind of National Park Service (NPS) designation. The National Heritage Area was envisioned as a way to cross the culture-nature divide and leap political boundaries with the goal of blending public-private resource conservation, interpretation, and community revitalization. Heritage areas tell stories that are too big, too gritty, too alive, a too expensive to be confined to the boundaries of traditional national park units. And heritage areas harness grassroots energy to power all of this good work.
The signs placed in Horry County are two of nearly 100 signs placed along the corridor in NC, FL, GA, and SC.
The recognition and welcome ceremony will begin at 10 a.m. Thursday, June 19, 2014. Those planning to attend should meet at the SC Welcome Center on Highway 17 N in Little River at 9:30 a.m. “We are especially excited that the ceremony is being held at the site of the sign in Little River,” said Sondra Ward, resident of Little River and chair of the Annual Little River Gullah Geechee Heritage Festival. “A lot of people are still not aware that this culture extends in and beyond Little River,” She added. Members of the Horry County community, mayors, county and state officials and representatives from neighboring counties are expected to attend.
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