5-Minute History: From Altamaha Island to Salty Dog
Tracing Hilton Head’s changing iconic symbolism through history. Story by Richard Thomas Richard Thomas is an owner and guide for…
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The iconic bridges of Hilton Head
The iconic bridges of Hilton Head have played a vital role in the island’s growth and development.
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5-minute history: Tracing the fascinating history of flowers in the Lowcountry
Petals through the ages Story by Richard Thomas Richard Thomas is an owner and guide for Hilton Head History Tours…
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5-minute history: For the birds
Hilton Head has long depended on the avian world.
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The story behind the scroll
Holocaust Torah No. 808
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5-minute history: Abandoned ships
On the shallow shelf outside the entrance to Port Royal Sound in depths of 10 to 60 feet of water are the remains of over 40 shipwrecks from various periods, most within a three-to-five-mile radius of the mouth of the Sound.
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Mitchelville: The greatest untold story
It’s the place where freedom literally began — Historic Mitchelville Freedom Park, affectionately known to native and local islanders as “Mitchelville.”
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How to study Black stories in the Lowcountry
Whether you are a lifelong local or passing through for a visit, check out six of the area’s Black history learning centers that honor the heritage of the Black people whose stories have defined our past and continue to write our future.
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Significant Native Island contributors
How much do you really know about significant Native Islanders who lived between the late 1800s and 2000?
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The Ebenezer Incident
In 1864 Many Black families were left to drown. Here’s the story of the Ebenezer Incident.
