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
Unincorporated Community
Nickname(s): 
Litchfield
CountryUnited States
StateSouth Carolina
CountyGeorgetown
Developed1960
Time zoneEastern
 • 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]

References
  1. "Litchfield Beach, South Carolina". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. Official South Carolina beaches website Archived 2011-06-13 at the Wayback Machine



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