{"product_id":"captain-william-hilton-and-the-founding-of-hilton-head-island-9781467141918","title":"Captain William Hilton and the Founding of Hilton Head Island","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor Dwayne W. Pickett details the life of William Hilton, his exploration of the Carolina coast and the founding of an iconic island.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBehind the pristine beaches and world renown of Hilton Head Island lies a history that dates back to the early exploration of the nation. In 1663, William Hilton, a mariner born in England, was hired by a group in Barbados to find new lands for them to settle. Hilton led an exploration of the Port Royal Sound area, where he named a high bluff of land Hiltons Head as a navigational marker for future sailors. The island began as a sparsely populated area on the fringe of English settlement in the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries, when it was called Trench's Island on some maps.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePickett, Dwayne W.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Dwayne Pickett is a professional archaeologist and has a master's degree in anthropology from the College of William \u0026amp; Mary, with a concentration in historical archaeology. He has been conducting historical research as well as excavations for more than twenty-five years. He has authored or coauthored numerous reports and articles and is also the coauthor of The European Struggle to Settle North America: Colonizing Attempts by England, France and Spain, 1521-1608. In 2007, he cofounded Pickett Educational Resources LLC, which specializes in educational products and services that help bring history alive.","brand":"History Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50515318669586,"sku":"9781467141918","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_9424f0f8-2622-49ae-8cdc-2293442d2d28.jpg?v=1731002658","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/captain-william-hilton-and-the-founding-of-hilton-head-island-9781467141918","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}