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Grand Strand Communities

GEORGETOWN properties at prices ranging from $100,000 to
South Strand
(POPULATION 9,110) $10 million for a historic Southern plantation.

Joining the two counties of Horry and Georgetown This Georgetown County seat, located on LITCHFIELD
are the communities of the South Strand. Here you the Sampit River, began its life as a Spanish (POPULATION 13,423)
will find fishing villages, resort communities, and settlement in 1526. Its rich and vibrant
a pace that is a little slower than in Myrtle Beach. history includes Thomas Lynch, Jr. Once known as Magnolia Beach, Litchfield
Residents of this area prefer to walk secluded (a signer of the Declaration of Independence) Beach is a large, unincorporated area just north
beaches, kayak through marshes and along black- playing host to such luminaries as George of the town of Pawleys Island, which received
water rivers, and sway on porch swings as evening Washington and the Marquis de Lafayette its name from the Litchfield Plantation nestled
falls and the fireflies take to the air. during the American Revolution and, for on the banks of the Waccamaw River. As with
many years, producing more than half of the
Although Native Americans and Spanish U.S. rice crop. the other communities along the Grand Strand,
explorers had settled the area that is now Litchfield was a major producer of rice in the
Georgetown County centuries before, the Today, Georgetown is a delightful, historic, 18th and 19th centuries. Litchfield Plantation is
county was officially founded in 1670 after the yet modern, riverport town with a stunning one of the few remaining plantation homes in
settlement of Charleston, and plans for the city of downtown area and brick-lined sidewalks. existence and is a highly popular attraction for
Georgetown were established by Elisha Screven Norman Crampton rates Georgetown among area visitors.
in 1729, making Georgetown the third-oldest city the top 100 small towns in America in the two
in South Carolina. most recent ratings in his books. A charming Today, Litchfield invites new residents – both

downtown with shops, art galleries, and cafés retirees and young families – to experience its
While plantations in Georgetown included both quiet neighborhood ambience. With lower-density
indigo and tea production, rice was by far the most is a riverfront destination for both residents housing, impeccable landscaping, country clubs,
notable crop in the area as Georgetown produced and visitors. The city attracts people who crave
a coastal lifestyle with historic character, but and planning that has left generous amounts of
more than half of the U.S. rice crop before the Civil undeveloped natural areas, this community is a
War. Some of the centuries-old plantation homes without the crowds and busyness of larger jewel in the crown of the Grand Strand. Homes
can still be seen and visited today. coastal cities.
average $300,000, although resort condos can
Plenty of opportunities exist to purchase run close to $900,000 and oceanfront homes $2
GARDEN CITY
Georgetown condos, homes, waterfront million-$5 million.
(POPULATION 8,824)

Garden City Beach is an unincorporated
community in both Horry and Georgetown
counties, ending on a peninsula at the mouth of
Murrells Inlet. The primary housing consists of
raised beach houses and condominiums.

Garden City Beach’s easy access to the ocean
and inlet makes it “the place to be” for fishing,
crabbing, and water sports. With a fishing pier,
marina, amusements, restaurants, and other
businesses, this town is a paradise for those
devoted to the water.

Across the Atlantic Avenue Causeway that
connects the beaches to the mainland, you will
find both new and established single-family
home neighborhoods, and some multi-family
complexes. A house on the beach can easily
run $1 million or more, but off the beach, prices
average $250,000-$350,000.

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