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r_text[0] = "The Myrtle Beach Chamber of Commerce website, myrtlebeachinfo.com, records over 2.5 million internet visits per year.";
r_text[1] = "The Myrtle Beach area\'s population tripled in size during the 1970s.";
r_text[2] = "Myrtle Beach became a city in 1957.";
r_text[3] = "At the beginning of the 1900s, beachfront lots were selling for only 25 dollars each.";
r_text[4] = "Before the 1900s, the Myrtle Beach area was nearly empty of residents due to the region\'s geographical inaccessibility.";
r_text[5] = " North Myrtle Beach is the birthplace of Wheel of Fortune star Vanna White.";
r_text[6] = "There are a total of 11,000 seats combined among the area\'s 8 live entertainment theaters.";
r_text[7] = "Myrtle Beach hosts over 105 golf courses with over 3.3 million golf rounds played per year. There are more golf courses per capita here than any other beach in the world.";
r_text[8] = "There are an average of 215 sunny days per year in Myrtle Beach.";
r_text[9] = "When the members of the famous band Alabama first decided to quit their day jobs, they moved to Myrtle Beach and developed their musical skills at The Bowery, playing for tips.";
r_text[10] = "There are over 89,000 total hotel units in an estimated 460 hotels in the area.";
r_text[11] = "The average July temperature is 85 degrees Fahrenheit and the average annual rainfall is 50 inches.";
r_text[12] = "During his term, President George Washington visited the future Myrtle Beach area. He traveled down King\'s Highway and stayed the night near the future location of North Myrtle Beach.";
r_text[13] = "The world's tallest sandcastle was built in Myrtle Beach in 2007. It reached 49.55 feet in height and weighed 2 million pounds! The world's longest sand sculpture, 86,535 feet in length, was also built in Myrtle Beach.";
r_text[14] = "There are over 13.8 million visitors to the Grand Strand area every year.";
r_text[15] = "Sports Illustrated Magazine was started in Myrtle Beach at the Pine Lakes International Country Club.";
r_text[16] = "During the summer, the Grand Strand's ocean water is an average of 20 degrees warmer than New York ocean water.";
r_text[17] = "The Grand Strand has 60 miles of uninterrupted beach, making it one of the longest beaches in the world.";
r_text[18] = "The Waccamaw and Winyah Indians were the area\'s first inhabitants, who named their home \"Chicora\" meaning \"the land.\"";
r_text[19] = "Newspaper columnist Claude Dunnagan coined the name The Grand Strand in his column on December 3, 1949.";
r_text[20] = "The name for Myrtle Beach was originally chosen by Mrs. F.G. Burroughs as part of a contest to rename the town from its original name, New Town. She was inspired by the many wild wax myrtle trees growing along the beach.";
r_text[21] = "In 2001, the US Census Bureau named the Myrtle Beach area as the 13th fastest growing area in the nation.";
r_text[22] = "After the Civil War, The Conway Lumber Company purchased much of the abandoned land along the local coastline and built a railroad to bring timber inland from the beach. The Grand Strand\'s first tourists were the company\'s employees, who traveled down the rail line to enjoy the ocean on their weekends off.";
r_text[23] = "King\'s Highway in the Myrtle Beach area follows the path of an American Indian coastal trail.";
r_text[24] = "Leisure visitors to the Grand Strand stay for an average of 5 days.";
r_text[25] = "Among the overseas visitors to South Carolina, most come from Germany or the UK.";
r_text[26] = "There are over 50 miniature golf courses in Myrtle Beach.";
r_text[26] = "The average July temperature in Myrtle Beach is a pleasant 75 degress Fahrenheit.";
r_text[27] = "There are over 300 outlet stores in the Myrtle Beach area.";
r_text[28] = "Myrtle Beach hosts over 13 million visitors every year.";
r_text[29] = "The beach\'s first hotel was built in 1901 and called The Seaside Inn.";

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