Litchfield Beach, South Carolina
Litchfield Beach, also known simply as Litchfield, is an unincorporated community in South Carolina, United States.[1] It lies three miles north of Pawleys Island, on the South Carolina Grand Strand. The communities Litchfield-By-The-Sea and North Litchfield are within Litchfield Beach.
Litchfield Beach, South Carolina | |
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Nickname(s): Litchfield | |
Country | United States |
State | South Carolina |
County | Georgetown |
Developed | 1960 |
Time zone | Eastern |
• Summer (DST) | Eastern |
Area code(s) | 843 |
The community takes its name from Litchfield Plantation, a rice plantation founded early in the 18th century. It initially started in the 1950s as Retreat Beach. Modern development of the community began in the 1960s.[2]
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