Murrells Inlet Boat Captains

Historical marker location:

4123-B HWY 17 BUS, Murrells Inlet, South Carolina

( Marker can be reached from the intersection of HWY 17 BUS (State Highway 17) and County Road S-22-559 (State Highway S-22-55), on the right when traveling north.)

Marker installed: 2008

The H.L. Hunley, a Confederate submarine that was the first submarine to sink an enemy warship in combat, was built in South Carolina. The Hunley sank the Union ship USS Housatonic in Charleston Harbor in 1864, but the submarine itself was lost at sea shortly after the attack.