Led by Joseph B. Fraser and Fred C. Hack, the Georgians created the Hilton Head Company, purchased the Loomis-Thorne holdings, and harvested millions of feet of lumber between and The Hilton Head Company then turned to selling lots along the beach for vacation cottages.
State backing was secured for a ferry, and then for the creation of an agency to build a toll bridge, which opened in Differences over how the Hilton Head Company should develop its land caused Fraser to withdraw from the firm in return for a sizable parcel on the southern end of the island. Charles E. The result was Sea Pines Plantation, an oasis of taste and beauty amidst the hodgepodge of seashore development that characterized much of the Atlantic coast in the s.
Sea Pines attracted affluent retirees, second-home buyers, and vacationers; its golf and tennis facilities and their televised tournaments drew national attention; and its architectural controls, gated entry, and mingling of residences and golf courses became prototypes for other developments on Hilton Head, then elsewhere in the state, the South, and into the Caribbean.
With the blossoming of Sea Pines came rapid growth. Resort hotels sprang up along the beachfront outside Sea Pines, along with restaurants, stores, banks, and movie theaters. With retirees and vacationers came developers, realtors, architects, lawyers, shopkeepers, doctors, and others who made their livelihood on the booming island. Population grew rapidly, from 2, in , to 11, in , to 23, in , and another fifty percent during the s.
Growth reduced the proportion of African Americans, from more than ninety percent in to less than nine percent half a century later. While growth brought connections to the mainland, better schools and health care, public utilities, and expanding economic opportunities, most blacks remained on the bottom of the economic ladder.
Growth issues have figured prominently in the modern history of Hilton Head Island. They brought a system of land use that became the prototype of many other successful developments by focusing on preserving the natural environment. Dirt roads gave way to paved ones. Beautiful bridges replaced Ferry boats accessing the Island.
Residential Plantations developed often around original Plantation boundaries. In , The Island Packet, our present daily Newspaper, was first published as a 12 page tabloid. The Island Hospital was built in , and the Town population was then 6, This beautiful sea island continues to offer Visitor and Resident alike a beautiful oasis featuring miles of pristine Atlantic Ocean beaches, world-class golf, tennis recreation and a renewal of spirit as one finds himself surrounded, and enriched by, the peaceful beauty of nature.
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Eventually, Union Forces reached 50, on the Island. By , Northerners again came, this time to hunt and fish the abundant game. Thanks to Jane Aurandt for compiling this History of the Island. Here are some tips to help you….
Share 9. Our Publications. View Island Events. View Rack Card Distribution Center. This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Sign Me Up. Footer Hiltonheadisland. Scroll Back to Top. Until , the only way to get to and from the island was by boat. Resort development began the same year, when Charles Fraser began planning and building Sea Pines Plantation, the first and best-known resort community on the island.
The red and white striped lighthouse in Harbour Town has never been a functioning lighthouse at all. It was built to be a gift shop and tourist attraction. Early doubters called it "Fraser's Folly," after the early developer who built it, but it has become an iconic and beloved symbol of Hilton Head. Hilton Head Island is famous for its mile stretch of glistening sands.
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