278 to Lighthouse Road
278 to Lighthouse Road
Jay McCain
Post Civil War Hilton Head
37 minutes Posted Jul 22, 2022 at 6:03 pm.
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Rich Thomas shares what was happening on Hilton Head during the post civil war era through the founding of the Hilton Head company and the creation of Sea Pines by Charles Fraser. Rich explains how logging, phosphate, turpentine and agriculture thrived in the area until the building of the first bridge in 1956 and development of the island into a tourist destination.