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Category Archives: Santee Cooper History
Celebrating Myrtle Beach’s 75th anniversary
Myrtle Beach is all grown up and celebrating 75 years since its incorporation on March 12, 1938. Boy, a lot has changed since then! What began as a small, seaside town with a quiet beach and private cottages has grown … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Keeping the Lights On, Santee Cooper, Santee Cooper History
Tagged Myrtle Beach, Santee Cooper
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Summer of ’68
Summertime’s winding down with Labor Day, the season’s traditional “last hurrah,” coming up quickly. Growing up in the 1960s, summer’s twilight just doesn’t feel the way it used to, but then again, what does for baby boomers? Back then, school … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Santee Cooper History
Tagged 1968, arcade, corn dog, Ferris wheel, Grand Strand, Labor Day, Little Lulu, nostalgia, Ocean Boulevard, Richard Petty, Santee Cooper, Skee Ball, Southern 500, Surfside Beach
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Hurricane Season is Serious Business
September 22, 1989, is a day that lives in infamy among the many Santee Cooper retirees and employees who have worked here long enough to remember it. Early that morning, Hurricane Hugo came ashore at the Isle of Palms in South … Continue reading
Posted in Hurricane Season, Keeping the Lights On, Santee Cooper History, Storms
Tagged Emergency, Hugo, Hurricane Hugo, Hurricane Season, National Hurricane Center, NHC, NOAA, S.C. Emergency Management Division, Santee Cooper, SCEMD, Storms
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Santee Cooper and the Saga of the Striped Bass
It is likely that if you’re not a resident of Berkeley, Georgetown or Horry County, the name Santee Cooper has absolutely nothing to do with electricity. Rather, the name is probably most associated with lakes Marion and Moultrie, which are … Continue reading
Posted in Santee Cooper History, Santee Cooper Lakes
Tagged Cooper River, DNR, Fishing, Freshwater, Lake Marion, Lake Moultrie, NASCAR, Rockfish, Santee Cooper, Santee Cooper Lakes, Santee River, Southeastern Wildlife Expo, Striped Bass, Stripers, Tiny Lund, Walter Edgar
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Buzz off!!
Before the first watt of electricity flowed from our Jefferies Hydroelectric Station in February 1942, Santee Cooper had begun its aggressive and enduring campaign against mosquitoes and the diseases they can carry.
Posted in Environmental Stewardship, Santee Cooper History, Santee Cooper Lakes
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