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2. Hilton Head Island, South Carolina - Wikipedia

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   Hilton Head Island, often referred to as simply Hilton Head, is a Lowcountry resort town and barrier island in Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States. [7] It is 20 miles (32 km) northeast of Savannah, Georgia, and 95 miles (153 km) southwest of Charleston. The island is named after Captain William Hilton, who in 1663 identified a ...

3. Hilton Head Island–Bluffton metropolitan area - Wikipedia

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   The Hilton Head Island metropolitan area, officially the Hilton Head Island–Bluffton–Port Royal, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area as defined by the United States Census Bureau, [1] is a metropolitan statistical area consisting of the two southernmost counties in the Lowcountry region of South Carolina, centered on the resort town of Hilton ...

4. Daufuskie Island - Wikipedia

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   Daufuskie Island, located between Hilton Head Island and Savannah, is the southernmost inhabited sea island in South Carolina. It is 5 miles (8 km) long by almost 2.5 miles (4.0 km) wide – approximate surface area of 8 square miles (21 km 2) [2] (5,000 acres). With over 3 miles (5 km) of beachfront, Daufuskie is surrounded by the waters of ...

5. Harbour Town Light - Wikipedia

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   Building of Harbour Town Lighthouse was started in 1969 by Charles Fraser and completed in 1970. [4] It is an octagonal column with a red observation deck or gallery below the lantern. The column is stucco on metal lath over plywood with a height of 93 feet (28 m). Its daymark is alternating red and white bands.

6. Stoney-Baynard Plantation - Wikipedia

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   February 23, 1994. Stoney-Baynard Plantation on Hilton Head Island, SC [2] [3] was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994. The listing included one contributing site on 6 acres (2.4 ha). [1] It has also been known as Baynard Ruins and as Braddock's Point Plantation. [1] The historic site and ruins are located in between ...

7. Fort Howell - Wikipedia

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   Fort Howell. /  32.23444°N 80.69194°W  / 32.23444; -80.69194. Fort Howell is an earthworks fort built in 1864 during the American Civil War, located on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. It was named in honor of Union Army Brigadier General Joshua B. Howell, and Its primary function was to protect Mitchelville, a Freedman's town ...