| 1663 | 1663 - Discovered by English sea captain William Hilton in 1663, Hilton Head Island boasts some of the most luxurious accommodations in the country. The development of the island began in the 1950s when Charles Fraser developed the Sea Pines Plantation. What to Do ...Discovered by English sea captain William Hilton in 1663, Hilton Head Island boasts some of the most luxurious accommodations in the country. The development of the island began in the 1950s when Charles Fraser developed the Sea Pines Plantation. What to Do: Hilton Head Island Sea Pines Forest Preserve The largest sea island between New Jersey and Florida, Hilton Head covers 42 square miles with broad beaches, nine marinas, over two dozen championship golf courses and ... Show more Show lessbeaches.discoversouthcarolina.com/low_country/hilton_head_island.aspx
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| 1861 | Nov 13, 1861 - Our lines are completely cut off, unless more troops are sent here with artillery and revelry. l tour ships are now in sight over tire land and up as ', far as Skulk Creek. There is reason to believ a that the enemy are now making preparations to land a large force at Hilton Head, ... select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FB0E10FF3C5D117B93C1A8178AD95F458684F9
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| 1862 | Aug 29, 1862 - We had yesterday an emphatic token of rebel enterprise in a dash made just before daylight against our pickets on Pinckney Island, thirty-two of whom were taken prisoners, three killed, and three wounded-two of the last so badly that little chance exists of their recovery. ... select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F70A1FF8345B1B7493CBAB1783D85F468684F9
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| 1863 | May 14, 1863 - The steamer Cosmopolitan, which arrived 3 esterday from Hilton Head, SC, brought home 198 sick and discharged soldiers, and 1 sick soldiers, to he placed in the hospitals of this Clty. One of the men-Corp. CR Annoxx, Company K, Eleventh regiment-died on the passage, ... select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FB0D1EF73A5C1A7493C6A8178ED85F478684F9
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| 1864 | Aug 10, 1864 - In my brief dispatch to the TIMES, sent by the steamer Admiral, which left Charleston harbor for New-York last night, I made mention of the fact that an exchange of the rebel prisoners-fifty in number-for an equal number of Union prisoners under our fire had been effected. HILTON HEAD ... select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FA0917F73F5A1B7493C2A81783D85F408684F9
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| 1865 | Feb 22, 1865 - A few mornings since the at Hilton Head very narrowly escaped a disaster rivaling that which occurred in Savannah two weeks aao. ... Un such an occasion, when the life ol every person on Hilton Head was in great peril, it 16 difficult to conceive how any one able to assist in adverting ... select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FB0F17FE395A1B7493C0AB1789D85F418684F9
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| 1989 | May 8, 1989 - By PETER APPLEBOME, Special to The New York Times. In the late 1950's, when development began on this barrier island, the idea was to create the ideal community: An exclusive, thoroughly planned private enclave that would blend seamlessly into the marshes and dense forest of the island ... www.nytimes.com/1989/05/08/us/hilton-head-journal-island-residents-to-vote-on-slowing-its-growth.html
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| 2000 | Apr 22, 2000 - By Jennifer Holland. Monica Seles made quick work of the speedy Ruxandra Dragomir at the Family Circle Cup in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. Monica Seles made quick work of the speedy Ruxandra Dragomir at the Family Circle Cup in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. ... www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis/seles-in-semis-at-hilton-head-720491.html
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| 2006 | Sep 1, 2006 - By Gene Sloan, USA TODAY. HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SC — John Curry is standing on the rooftop deck of the Harbour Town Yacht Club, chuckling at his old boss Charles Fraser's obsession with the environment. "He changed the whole configuration of the marina to save that one tree," says the ... www.usatoday.com/travel/destinations/2006-08-31-hilton-head_x.htm
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| 2007 | Apr 13, 2007 - ATLANTA (Reuters) - Ernie Els made partial amends for his missed cut at last week's Masters with a fast start at the Heritage Classic in Hilton Head, South Carolina, on Thursday. The world number five, who failed to qualify for the weekend for the first time in a major since the 1999 ... uk.reuters.com/article/golfNews/idUKN1233626420070412
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