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1937 Map of Myrtle Beach

Name: 1937 Topographic Map of Myrtle Beach
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1937
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1937

About this map

Myrtle Beach appears here as a developing coastal destination during the late 1930s, defined by the intersection of the new Intracoastal Waterway and the traditional Grand Strand coastline. This era reveals a landscape transitioning from the dense vegetation of Big Swamp and Withers Swamp toward a more modern infrastructure, evidenced by the Landing Field and the recently established Myrtle Beach State Park.

Rural life still anchors the inland areas, where schools like Big Swamp Sch and small settlements such as St Stephen and Konig dot the map. Local travelers and early tourists utilized the Kings Highway and U S Highway Road No 501 to navigate between emerging beach communities like Ocean Forest and Floral Beach. The presence of a CCC Camp reflects the labor and public works projects that shaped the South Carolina coast during the Great Depression.