Bibliograph

Captain william hilton and the founding of hilton head island, Dwayne W. Pickett

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Captain william hilton and the founding of hilton head island, Dwayne W. Pickett

Language

eng

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no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Captain william hilton and the founding of hilton head island

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Dwayne W. Pickett

Summary

Behind the pristine beaches and world renown of Hilton Head Island lies a history that dates back to the early exploration of the nation. In 1663, William Hilton, a mariner born in England, was hired by a group in Barbados to find new lands for them to settle. Hilton led an exploration of the Port Royal Sound area, where he named a high bluff of land Hiltons Head as a navigational marker for future sailors. The island began as a sparsely populated area on the fringe of English settlement in the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries, when it was called Trench's Island on some maps. Author Dwayne W. Pickett details the life of Hilton, his exploration of the Carolina coast and the founding of an iconic island

Target audience

adult

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