By Luana M. Graves Sellars Hilton Head Island’s Historic Gullah Neighborhoods Gullah Neighborhoods 1. BAYGALL 2. MITCHELVILLE 3. BIG HILL 4. GRASSLAND 5. MARSHLAND 6. CHAPLIN 7. GARDNER 8. SPANISH WELLS 9. OLD HOUSE CREEK 10. JARVIS 11. JONESVILLE 12. BIG STONEY 13. LITTLE STONEY 14. SQUIRE POPE Think you’re a Native Islander? The Lowcountry…
Story by Richard Thomas When it comes to Hilton Head, the term “native” might well be defined as a function of the point in time referenced, because the meaning of “native” on HHI has changed dramatically over the years. Our first true “natives” were nomadic paleo-Indians who migrated from the interior seeking new fishing and…
Story by Richard Thomas + Photos by Daisy Dow The hottest times in Hilton Head’s history are probably not due to atmospheric conditions but are likely attributable to the fires of warfare. The first two were during America’s conflicts with Great Britain in the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812, and the next was…
Think Saturday traffic is bad? Local Travelers faced much Greater challenges back in the day. Story by Richard Thomas The earliest roads in the Beaufort County area were made by 18th-century settlers following paths Native Americans had regularly used over hundreds of years. Due to the semi-nomadic nature of the early Indian tribes, very few…
Revisiting lesser-known events and individuals who contributed to the Island’s fascinating story. Stories by Richard Thomas During the 500-year span of Hilton Head’s recorded history, many well-known people have been involved in events of national significance that happened on or near the Island. Throughout that same period, lesser-known individuals and events also contributed to the…
Story by Richard Thomas An island by many other names In recent history, Hilton Head Island has become very well known. It has not always been such a prominent, internationally known name, despite its storied past that has been in the forefront of American history. It hasn’t always been known as Hilton Head Island either,…
Story by Richard Thomas Mackays (Pinckney) Island Shortly after the settlement of the Province of Carolina, the owners of the lands, called the Lords Proprietors, invited the Yemassee Indians to inhabit the area in the southern part of the provincial territory so there would be a buffer between the English colony in Charleston and the…
Story by Richard Thomas HHI versus Great Britain The planters of indigo on the sea islands of Georgia and South Carolina were among the richest men in the Colonies in the days prior to the American Revolution. As the economy of South Carolina was the richest in the entire British Empire at the time, the…
Story by Richard Thomas Grave robbers once roamed Hilton Head There are 14 Native Islander cemeteries on the Island today, most of them still in use and owned and or tended to by the descendants of Freemen families. There are two other cemeteries on the Island, Six Oaks Cemetery still in use in Sea Pines,…
The (mostly) true story of Hilton Head Island’s music scene. As told to Barry Kaufman As long as there has been a Hilton Head Island, at least in the modern sense of the term, there has been music. This is a resort island, after all, and a resort island demands an appropriately toe-tapping soundtrack. And…
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