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Commission highlights new Hickory Grove and Green Sea historical markers
Summary
At its May 19 meeting the commission read texts of newly placed markers for Hickory Grove and Green Sea, describing community origins, key families, early schools, and tobacco-era economies, and noted that a marker for Horry-Georgetown Technical College is in storage pending unveiling.
Commission members read and described new markers explaining local histories at the May 19 gathering. The Hickory Grove marker traces the community to the late 19th century, names early landowning families (Durant, Croissett, Chestnut), and recalls the role of Hickory Grove Missionary Baptist Church (organized 1877); presenters noted the marker was placed near Highway 905 and Rees Ferry Road.
The commission also read the Green Sea marker, which references the township's mid-19th-century origin, its association with nearby Green Sea Bay, and the Crossroads community's evolution (once called Blanton's Crossroads). The chair noted historical population and community features recorded in the marker text. The meeting also confirmed a marker for Horry-Georgetown Technical College exists but will be unveiled at a later date.
