“M” is for Murrells Inlet

“M” is for Murrells Inlet (Georgetown County; 2020 population 9,740). Murrells Inlet is located twenty-two miles up the Waccamaw Neck from Georgetown. By the 1890s, people from inland South Carolina towns began to establish a summer colony along the inlet creekfront. Since inlet seafood could not be shipped out, then people would have to go there to get it; and throughout the twentieth century they did just that. The food was fried and the atmosphere friendly. After World War II, prosperity made the community more accessible, and local seafood restaurants benefited from close proximity to Myrtle Beach. Hurricane Hugo gave the creekfront a new look overnight. But, as it had before, Murrells Inlet rebounded and the community held on to its heritage and history--and its reputation as a great place to visit and a great place to eat.