Colonel Richard (Rick) H. McDow

Historical marker location:

900 Harrelson Blvd, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

( Marker can be reached from the intersection of Harrelson Boulevard and Jetport Road, on the right when traveling north.)

South Carolina was a major center of the transatlantic slave trade. Charleston was one of the busiest ports for the importation of enslaved Africans in North America, with an estimated 40% of all enslaved Africans brought to the United States passing through the city.