We also took them to one of the shows in town, The Carolina Opry.
Another local trip took us to Brunswick Town/Fort Anderson. This quiet, picturesque site on the banks of the Cape Fear River has an amazing past. In 1726 Maurice Moore, the son of a South Carolina governor, founded this port town. North Carolina was a colony of England, and the town was named Brunswick to honor George I, the king of England, who was a native of Brunswick, Germany.
The port became a bustling, shipping area for exporting tar, pitch, and turpentine. These products, derived from the resin of the longleaf pine, were known collectively as navel stores. This "sticky gold" was essential for building and maintaining the great wooden sailing ships of the Royal Navy and the merchant fleet that plied the oceans between Europe, the colonies, and the islands of the Caribbean.
The site once again entered the forefront of history in a national storm, the Civil War. In 1861 the Confederate States of America decided to build a large fort, Fort Anderson, at the site as part of the river defense of Wilmington. There were two batteries, each with five cannons, that overlooked the shipping channel and provided protection to blockade-runners. If you're ever in the area, be sure to stop by and visit the site.
On the real estate scene, single-family home sales in July were up 12.5% over the same month last year and year to date volume is up 20.1% over 2012. Condo sales were up 17.7% in July over last year. The deals are still there, so come on down, we're dealin!
This tourist season was a very good year for book sales at Harbour View. My book Murder on the Front Nine did very well again this year. Most of the tourists are gone now so I need to find another venue to sell books. I have also been working on the second book Cougars at the Beach.
September and October are great months to come down to Myrtle Beach. The weather is great, prices are low, and no one is here. See ya! Steve & Bev
