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Legend says Murrells Inlet was founded by Captain Murrell in the early
18th century. Pirates and freebooters used the narrow, winding channels
to evade larger British Navy vessels. Nearly a century and a half later,
blockade runners used the inlet’s ability to conceal supplies for their
Civil War units. The blockade runners were followed by rum smugglers A T - A -GL
in the early 1900s, who used winding inlet channels to bring in and
stockpile bootleg liquor during Prohibition. ANCE
While the cool coastal waters no longer lend themselves to colorful
pirate tales, this quaint fishing community still offers plenty of adventure.
Outdoors, vast marsh surroundings and natural wonders invite
exploration. Closer to home, Georgetown County’s culinary adventures
start in Murrells Inlet, known as the “Seafood Capital of South Carolina,”
where there are numerous places to dine on delicious, fresh-off-the-dock Pawleys Island
seafood along the Marshwalk.
Sources: Sperling’s Best Places 2017; L OCA TION & DRIVING DIS T ANCES
U.S. Census Bureau American FactFinder, 2017-2018
South Carolina’s Hammock Coast is oriented northeast to southwest.
CLIMA TE
Geographically, the area is quite flat; coastal elevations do not exceed
AVERAGE ANNUAL
76 F ANNUAL SUNSHINE 50 feet above sea level. Georgetown County covers nearly 815 square
miles, making it the eighth largest county in the state geographically. The
ANNUAL LOW 210 DAYS cities and beaches of Georgetown County are connected by U.S. Highway
HIGH 54 F AVERAGE ANNUAL 17, which runs north to Myrtle Beach and south to Charleston. Other

TEMPERATURE 65 F RAINFALL: 56 IN. highways in the area:
AVERAGE ANNUAL
U.S. 701 runs north to North Carolina from Georgetown.

U.S. 521 runs west to I-95, Sumter and Columbia.
Source: U.S. Climate Data 2018 U.S. 17A runs south to I-26 and I-95.

New York, NY
637
DIS T ANCE IN MILES
T O MAJOR U .S. CITIES

Washington, DC
419

GEORGETOWN
COUNTY
Atlanta, GA
356

Southeastern U.S.
Miami, FL
679

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