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Article: Hurricane Hazel in 1957 set stage for Myrtle Beach, S.C., Grand Strand tourism.
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- October 11, 2004
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By Dawn Bryant, The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, S.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Oct. 11--The destruction and death is what most folks remember about Hurricane Hazel's hit on the coast half a century ago. But beneath that rubble, Hazel left the seeds that helped the Grand Strand's tourism industry blossom.
Motels grew where quaint beach cottages had stood; golf courses sprouted on land cleared by the storm.
That kind of development likely would have occurred eventually, given the popularity of the coast. Hazel just helped it along.
"It opened the doors of opportunity," said Brad Dean, president of the Myrtle Beach Area ...