Myrtle Beach Air Force Base Historical Origin

Historical marker location:

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

( Memorial is at the intersection of Farrow Parkway and South Kings Highway, on the right when traveling north on Farrow Parkway.)

South Carolina was the first state to secede from the Union, but it was also the last state to rejoin the Union after the Civil War. Reconstruction in the state was marked by violence and political turmoil.