Conway City Hall – 200 Years of History

Join Ben Burroughs, the Director of the Horry County Archives Center at Coastal Carolina University, on Saturday, June 28th, as he discusses the history of Conway’s City Hall. This lecture will feature the building’s origins and evolution over the past 200 years, along with some interesting anecdotes associated with the building. Ben is the director of the Horry County Archives Center, established at Coastal Carolina University by the Horry County Higher Education Commission in 2006. The center focuses on researching the history of Horry County and surrounding counties, including the history of Coastal Carolina University. The center works with local history-minded groups to find significant historical material, preserve it and make it accessible to the public via digitization. The program will begin at 1:00 pm in the McCown Auditorium located at 805 Main Street, Conway S.C. This event is free and open to the public. For more information, call 843-915-5320 or email hcgmuseum@horrycounty.org. To view a full list of programs, visit our website at www.horrycountymuseum.org.