Hilton Head
Island's History
Hilton Head Island is named after the English explorer
Captain William F. Hilton, who in 1663 surveyed our
island while sailing from the Caribbean island of
Barbados. Captain Hilton was so impressed with the
beauty of our island that he named it after himself
and we became known as "Hilton Head Island."
During the Civil War our island was home to thousands
of Union Soldiers, while artifacts and relics discovered
on our island date as far back 10,000 B.C. and are
the remains from our earliest inhabitants: the Native
American tribes of the Combahee, Edisto and Ashepoo.
In the 1950’s developer Charles Fraser was so inspired
by the natural beauty of our island that he developed
and built Sea Pines Plantation, our island’s first
resort community. Today the strict guidelines used
by Charles Fraser in respect to our islands natural
environment have been both admired and recognized
nationally.
Today Hilton Head Island is best known for its 12
miles of beautiful beaches. Our island is the 2nd
largest Barrier Island on the east coast and
is home to a variety of wildlife. On any given day
your family may encounter a bottlenose dolphin, snowy
egret, blue heron, white tailed deer, an occasional
manatee or a lazy alligator basking in the sun.
For more information on the history of Hilton Head
click on:
www.hhisland.com
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