Hilton Head Island (Images of America: South Carolina)

Hilton Head Island (Images of America: South Carolina)
- Number of Pages: 128
- Published By: Arcadia Publishing
- Imprint: Arcadia Publishing
- Series: Images of America
- Publication Date: November 15, 1998
- Location: South Carolina
- Size: 6.5 x 9.25 inches
- ISBN: 9780738500485
- Book Format: Paperback
- BISAC Categories: Historical, Regional, Travel
Hilton Head Island, a celebrated resort community with a colorful and intriguing past, is one of South Carolina's premier tourist destinations. Its scenery and leisure industry attract more than 1.5 million visitors each year to play golf, relax on the beaches, or just to soak up the atmosphere. Before the fairways and hotels ever arrived on the scene, the island already had a long and interesting history dating back as far as 10,000 years ago, when Native Americans first began to visit the area. In Hilton Head Island, Natalie Hefter and the Coastal Discovery Museum revisit this history, charting the area's development from its first plantation in 1717, through the boom years of shipbuilding and Sea Island cotton to the Civil War. In over 200 vintage

photographs, the authors document the impact of the Union occupation, the establishment of Mitchelville (the island's "contraband" and Freedmen community), the dramatic effects of the first bridge to the island, and the development of the tourist industry that now typifies Hilton Head.
Country USA
Brand Brand: Arcadia Publishing
Manufacturer Arcadia Publishing
Binding Paperback
ReleaseDate 1998-11-15
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780738500485

Country	USA
Brand	Brand: Arcadia Publishing
Manufacturer	Arcadia Publishing
Binding	Paperback
ReleaseDate	1998-11-15
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780738500485

Hilton Head Island (Images of America: South Carolina)

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