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About the Myrtle Beach Area Chamber Commerce |
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History of the Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce
- 1938
Chartered as Myrtle Beach Chamber of Commerce
- 1941
Inactive during World War II
- 1947
Restructured and re-chartered, located at 824 N. Kings Highway
- 1955
Included North Myrtle Beach (no office)
- 1957
Area officially designated South Carolina's Grand Strand

- 1957
Changed name to Greater Myrtle Beach Chamber of Commerce, serving South Carolina's Grand Strand from North Myrtle Beach to historic Georgetown
- 1960
Moved to 1301 N. Kings Highway in Myrtle Beach
- 1968
Opened Georgetown office
- 1973
Opened North Myrtle Beach office
- 1975
Closed Georgetown office
- 1978
Completed 4,000-square-foot addition to Myrtle Beach Office
- 1979
Changed name to Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce. Opened Myrtle Beach Area Convention Bureau.
- 1984
Opened Murrells Inlet office
- 1987
Opened 501 Welcome Center on the campus of Horry-Georgetown Technical College
- 1994
Myrtle Beach office relocated to 1200 N. Oak Str.
- 2002
In preparation for opening new welcome center in Aynor, closed North Myrtle Beach office and Myrtle Beach/Grand Strand Welcome Center on Horry-Georgetown Technical College campus
- 2003
Opened Ashby Ward Official Myrtle Beach/Grand Strand Welcome Center on U.S. 501 in Aynor
- 2004
Opened a new welcome center at Myrtle Beach International Airport
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