Native
American Occupation
8000 B.C. - 1500 A.D.
8000 B.C. - 1000 B.C.
- Archaic Period Native
Americans visited this
area seasonally.
1335 A.D. Green's Shell
Enclosure, a 4-foot-tall
shell ridge that encloses
2 acres, was built along
the banks of Skull Creek.
European Explorers
1500 - 1700
1521 - A Spanish expedition,
led by Francisco Cordillo,
explored this area,
initiating European
contact with local tribes.
1663 - Capt. William
Hilton sailed from Barbados,
on the Adventure, to
explore lands granted
by King Charles II to
the eight Lords Proprietors.
Hilton Head Island
takes its name from
a headland near the
entrance to Port Royal
Sound.
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