If you do happen to find some type of foreign object, Livermore said to contact local authorities, so the item can be thoroughly inspected by an expert. “We want people to report these items because mostly we want folks that are trained in being able to respond and handle these items to prevent any accidents that may happen to folks being exposed to them," he said. Nevertheless, Livermore said it's still important to educate the public. And so no action was recommended for this particular project," he said. The soil sampling that was conducted identified that there were no risks to human health or the environment. The fact that there have been no munitions that have been found at this site. “So, with this particular project, we have recommended no action and that’s based on the investigation results. TOP STORY: WWII era bomb found in Carolina Forestīut in terms of the Conway BGR, Livermore said they didn't find any munitions and explosives of concern. “Yes, there’s still a potential explosive component associated with those munitions," he said. Some of those uncovered items are unexploded ordnance. So, a lot of them look like rusty pipes, things of that nature- which may not be necessarily recognizable to most folks," Livermore said. “It is difficult for these items to be identified because many of these items have been in the environment for 60, 70, 80 years. Those reports of residents finding artifacts on their property occurred near the Myrtle Beach BGRs. “These sites were used for former bombing targets, so there’s some potential for explosive hazards associated with any ammunition items that may still be present," Ray Livermore, Environmental engineer with the U.S. Operations at BGR ran from 1941 until 1947. The former Conway Bombing and Gunnery Range (BGR) was used as a defense site and conducted flight, air-to-ground gunnery, and bomb training. The purpose of this specific investigation was to identify if any contamination was left behind. TOP STORY: Sitting on a piece of history: Parts of Horry County used to be bombing, gunnery range On Wednesday, The Army Corps of Engineers presented the results of an in-depth study conducted at the former Conway Bombing and Gunnery Range. Those recovered artifacts eventually led The Army Corps of Engineers to conduct a study in order to identify if those uncovered objects posed a threat to human health and the environment. Since closing down, there have been multiple reports of people finding unexploded ordnance on their property. Multiple bombing and gunnery ranges were established in Myrtle Beach and Conway. The Horry County area played a vital role in training the brave service members, as well as testing weapons. (WPDE) - Eighty years ago, the United States Military fought in World War II thousands of miles away. That's sort of unusual," Gragg said.HORRY COUNTY, S.C. "What's interesting is this is the site of the first land invasion ever enacted by the United States Marine Corps. It also marked a milestone in the history of the Marine Corps. Gragg says the salt works attack was a real blow to the Confederate cause. "We were providing crucial supplies, like turpentine and pitch, naval stores, salt, meat." Gragg adds Horry County's importance to the Confederate war effort didn't end with salt. Other salt works in the Murrells Inlet and Little River areas were also destroyed by Union forces. Everything we used in the way of being able to feed ourselves and supplement ourselves came from salt," said Gragg. It was also used in some forms as medication. Today most of us think of salt as being something we put on our popcorn or French fries to make them taste better, but during the Civil War era salt was quite an important commodity. That's a lot of people, for one little salt works with 12 kettles in it." "Best records, you're probably talking about a 600-man-plus invasion force. Gragg says the attack was well planned and executed. On April 23, 1864, a Union raiding party from the gun boat USS Ethan Allen attacked the salt works at Withers Swash.Ī Marine squadron came ashore and destroyed the plant, three warehouses and 2,000 bushels of salt. "The pots were heated over open flame and the works evaporated the water, leaving the salt in a crystalline form," Gragg said. Ted Gragg, curator of the South Carolina Civil War Museum in Myrtle Beach, says salt was made there by pumping sea water into iron pots. It happened near Withers Swash, perhaps best known today as the location for the Family Kingdom Amusement Park.īack in the 1860's, the area was the site of a major salt works. But something quite significant happened 150 years ago this week in what is now Myrtle Beach. Wed, 21:58:50 GMT - Most tourists who visit the Grand Strand have no idea of the area's significance during the Civil War.
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