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HAIG POINT RESIDENTS WORKING TO SAVE AND ENJOY ISLAND’S RICH HISTORY

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HAIG POINT RESIDENTS WORKING TO SAVE AND ENJOY ISLAND’S RICH HISTORY 29 Jan 2014 Written by Editor of Hilton Head Monthly Jo Hill and her husband Jack relocated to the private community of Haig Point on Daufuskie Island from Atlanta because of the quiet lifestyle and the beauty of the natural surroundings. But once they settled in as full-time residents in 2005, it was what they didn’t know that got them hooked. Together, they explored outside of the community gates and learned more about their surroundings. “We rode our bicycles all over the small island and we got to meet people outside our gates,” Hill said. “We began to understand that this was a historical district. I had an interest in history, but never got that involved in anything like this.” But, times have changed for Jo Hill. She now is president of the Daufuskie Island Historical Foundation, and more than twothirds of the residents of Haig Poi