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Nov 17, 2015 · The beach house was destroyed by Hurricane Hugo on September 21, 1989. Insurance funds covered the cost of rebuilding. The Robert R. McCormick Foundation covered the cost of refurnishing the facility. On March 31, 1991, was held the official dedication of the new beach house, which was named the Colonel Robert R. McCormick Beach Club of The ...
Sep 22, 2022 · The funds used for the beach house came from the sale of White Hall. Col. McCuen moved that the beach house be named “The Colonel Robert R. McCormick Beach Club”, and that a suitable letter be written by the President to the Estate of Col. McCormick, and a proper plaque be placed at the house. This was seconded by Col. Holliday, and passed.”
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May 30, 2012 · McCormick Beach Club is white rectangle on beach above building with pool. In 1955, developers promised “unique Florida living right in the Heart of the Gold Coast” when the Harbour Island homesites, on property once owned by Col. Robert R. McCormick, owner of The Chicago Tribune, went on sale.
Nov 6, 2017 · IN CITADEL HISTORY: On November 30, 1958 The Col. Robert R. McCormick Beach Club of The Citadel was dedicated. This photo shows Mrs. Mark W. Clark clipping the ribbon to formally open the Beach Club...
Nov 30, 2022 · November 30, 1958: The Colonel Robert R. McCormick Beach Club of The Citadel on the Isle of Palms is dedicated. citadel.edu/root/beachclub-history
Robert R. McCormick Beach House. Located on the Isle of Palms, the current beach house was completed in 1995, replacing an earlier building that was destroyed by Hurricane Hugo in 1989. Robert R. McCormick was an executive with the Chicago Herald Tribune newspaper, a personal friend of Gen. Charles Pelot Summerall, and a Citadel benefactor.
Nov 30, 2020 · The Citadel's Colonel Robert R. McCormick Beach Club was dedicated on November 30, 1958.
