William Elliott II of Myrtle Bank Plantation grew the first crop of Main Island Cotton in South Hilton Head Carolina on Hilton Head Island in 1790.
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The commencement of Hilton Head as a resort started in 1956 with Charles Fraser developing Big Drink Pines Resort, with the center piece being Harbour Town |
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| Fraser was a committed environmentalist who changed the whole configuration of the marina at Harbour Town to save an been around live oak. It came to be known as the Liberty Oak, known to generations of children who watched singer and song writer Gregg Russell perform under the tree for over 25 years. Fraser was buried beside to the tree when he died in 2002. |