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The Horry County Museum’s Exhibits

Must See Exhibits

The Museum features a variety of materials from old tools and photographs to miniatures of industries such as those producing tar and turpentine. Exhibits include farming tools and implements, household items and clothing, and wildlife specimens and photographs.

The Museum is Free and open to the public.

The freshwater aquarium in the museum atrium: a tall curved acrylic tank set into a dark base, wrapped by a curving staircase with a brass rail.

‘Tanked’ Fish Aquarium

Visitors can view the living natural history exhibit and encounter a variety of freshwater fish that are found in our local rivers and lakes. Come by and see it for yourself.

The natural history gallery: a standing American black bear and two smaller bears mounted in a glass case, with interpretive labels at the base.

Natural History

The Horry County Museum has multiple natural history exhibits that you can explore for free. The exhibits include the American Alligator, American Black Bear, snakes and birds of prey. Come and visit the natural history exhibits to learn why the animals help make Horry County so great.

The military gallery: a canvas campaign tent over a table of camp equipment, with a figure in a long coat and broad hat standing beside it and framed documents behind.

Military Exhibits

The Horry County Museum has multiple military exhibits that you can explore for free. The military has played a big role in Horry County’s history. Horry County even got its name from an American Revolutionary War captain Peter Horry.

The Native American gallery: a full-size thatched-roof dwelling built of daub and cane, with an interpretive panel on the wall beside it.

Native Americans

The first people of Horry County arrived centuries before the first European set foot on this continent. Their life-styles changed throughout the ages in accordance with the changing climate and resources but their heritage remains an invaluable contribution to our lives today.

The beach gallery: period swimsuits on stands and a striped deck chair on a low blue-edged platform, a red bicycle to one side and a large black and white beach photograph on the wall.

The Grand Strand in the 20th Century

The Grand Strand is full of great history and great memories and has been a valuable part of Horry County’s history. Come and visit the Grand Strand gallery to learn how a once quiet part of Horry County evolved and helped shape modern day Horry.

The textiles gallery: a coral and cream zigzag quilt and a blue block quilt hung on the walls, with a spinning wheel and four dressed mannequins in period clothing between them.

Textiles

Our Changing textiles exhibit features garments, quilts, sewing machines, washing machines, and a loom. The textiles in this gallery change throughout the year to feature different garments and quilts.

A sepia photograph of the Burroughs School soon after it was built, with a large group of pupils and teachers assembled across the front steps.

Photography Gallery

Our changing photography gallery hosts contemporary and historic images of Horry County.

The museum building today, seen from the entrance loop: a symmetrical two-story red brick school building with a white portico, dormer and clipped shrubs.

Burroughs School

Since 1905 the Burroughs School educated and inspired the hearts and minds of Horry County’s youth. We can see no reason to change a great tradition.