TOWN

Official Website:
http://www.hiltonheadislandsc.gov/

Chamber of Commerce:
http://www.hiltonheadisland.org/

Population:
33862 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
1983 (incorporated)

County:
Beaufort County

Island named by Capt. William Hilton, 1663.

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Mose Allison	Singer	11-Nov-1927	15-Nov-2016	Southern bluesman, Jazz pianist
Jonathan Daniels	Government	26-Apr-1902	6-Nov-1981	FDR and Truman's press secretary
John C. West	Politician	27-Aug-1922	21-Mar-2004	Governor of South Carolina, 1971-75

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