Contents
Introduction |
1 |
The Waccamaw River |
3 |
That Lovely Old Historic Riverfront Town |
4 |
Conway Now - Still A Riverfront Town |
7 |
Reflections of Life, Then and Now |
10 |
Memories of Early Years |
12 |
Race Path Avenue |
22 |
Life Near the Waccamaw |
26 |
Springtime - A Reflection, Then and Now |
30 |
Springtime - Peace and Tranquility |
38 |
The Peoples' Hospitality |
40 |
The Pull of the River |
53 |
The Challenges Ahead |
55 |
A Vision with Goals and Objectives |
57 |
Have Goals and a Vision |
59 |
Our Ancestors Succeeded with a Lot Less |
61 |
You Can Make it Better for All |
78 |
The Whittemore High School Experience |
79 |
Secrets for Success |
88 |
Be Prepared to Compete in the Global Economic Arena |
89 |
That VIew |
98 |
Index |
99 |
Excerpt
Introduction
There is a lovely old historic Riverfront Town by the Waccamaw River. Conway, S.C. is that lovely old historic Riverfront Town that was founded in 1734 and settles around 1735 as Kingston Township, and it later became Conway borough. The Horry Country museum has records and artifacts showing that the area was actually inhabited by Indians over 12,000 years ago. Conway is now the county seat of Horry County.
Conway is located along the Waccamaw River and is about 14 miles slightly northwest of Myrtle Beach. The Myrtle Beach Grand Strand areas is now a major tourist attraction with many tourists from all over the country and world coming each year. The tourists and visitors enjoy the many attractions and the wonderful beaches along the Atlantic Ocean all up and down the Grand Stand. And the locals also know of other isolated retreats nearby.
The old country courthouse is located in Conway, although now there is a new courthouse right behind it. The old courthouse is a historic building that has been restored; and there are many other historic houses, buildings and places in Conway and some are on the National Historic Register and are being preserved. A few of these historic places are documented herein, but there are many more that one can see upon a visit to the town. The marina is right by the river and there are river tours on a riverboat, or you can rent a boat, etc.
I was born and raised in Conway, and it was a small farm town back in the fifties. There were many small family farms and we worked in the summers harvesting tobacco and cotton to obtain some money before school started. That way of life is all but gone now, and the town is growing and growing with new developments all over the place. It is now difficult to determine where Myrtle Beach ends and Conway begins if you're driving on highway 501 between Myrtle Beach and Conway.
Horry County has a year round population of about 200,000 and Conway has a population of about 15,000. In the summer time with all the tourists and visitors are in the Myrtle Beach Grand Strand the population swells to way over a half million and constantly growing. There is so much new construction in the area as many people from all over are coming here to buy second homes.
That lovely old historic Riverfront Town called Conway has been one of the best kept secrets near the Myrtle Beach Grand Strand area. It is so close to everything, yet offers a seclusion with peace and tranquility that so many of us like to enjoy, especially we retired folks. We can leave our little quaint town and enjoy a country outing in the parks or outing on the river, marina or many other shops, restaurants and various attractions.
