The Litchfield Company was founded as a

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company in

South Carolina )'' Animis opibusque parati'' ( for, , Latin, Prepared in mind and resources, links=no) , anthem = " Carolina";" South Carolina On My Mind" , Former = Province of South Carolina , seat = Columbia , LargestCity = Charleston , LargestMetro = ...

in 1956 by A. Foster McKissick, James Bernice Moore, and Bill Miller Sr., among others.

History

The company owned a significant amount of land in the Pawleys Island area of

and spent forty years developing highly- amenitized resort communities stretching from the Atlantic Ocean to the

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, many

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s, and a large marina. The largest of those properties include: * Litchfield by the Sea *Willbrook Plantation *The River Club *The Reserve at Litchfield *Reserve Harbor Marina *Prince Creek (Murrells Inlet) *The Tradition ''(Centex Homes)'' After the company developed most of the land it owned, many properties and company divisions were sold or dissolved. The Litchfield Beach and Golf Resort, which includes the resort, hotel, Litchfield Racquet Club, and three golf courses is now owned and operated by

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National Company. Waccamaw Management, a division which handled property management and

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, was sold and currently manages properties throughout the

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, including most of the properties originally developed by TLCo. The Reserve Golf Club was purchased by its members, and now operates independently. Additionally, the Reserve Harbor Marina was purchased by Morningstar Marinas of Matthews, NC. It now operates as the Reserve Harbor

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The Litchfield Company today

The company's real estate brokerage division was recently purchased by two local businessmen, and operates as The Litchfield Company Real Estate, LLC. Today, the company is recognized as one of the largest resort sales and marketing firms in the southeast. The company is still located in the original Litchfield Company building on Ocean Highway near the entrance to Litchfield By The Sea.

External links

The Litchfield Company Real Estate, LLC

Litchfield Beach and Golf Resort

Litchfield By The Sea Community Association

Waccamaw Management

Reserve Harbor Yacht Club

Reserve Golf Club
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History

The Litchfield Company today

See also

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