sea pines: USCB awards degrees amid pomp, circumstance
- 05/04/10 07:40 AM
By KATE CERVEkcerve@beaufortgazette.com843-706-8177Published Friday, April 30, 2010 Retired developer receives honorary degreeJoseph B. Fraser Jr., business leader, environmental preservationist and public servant, received an honorary doctoral degree at Friday's University of South Carolina Beaufort commencement. USCB Chancellor Jane Upshaw said Fraser pioneered conservation-minded communities that incorporated wildlife preserves and protected green space. He helped keep the Heritage Classic golf tournament alive in the 1980s and helped form the Heritage Classic Foundation. In the school's 50th year, leaders of the University of South Carolina Beaufort traced the community's more than 200-year history of higher education that began with Beaufort College. At … (0 comments)
sea pines: Fraser's walk with a gator now permanently in the park
- 04/20/10 05:15 AM
Samuel Arnal 10, stands by the staute dedicated to his grandfather Charles Fraser during it's unveiling at the Compass Rose park on Hilton Head Island. " He loves that photo," said Samuels mother, Laura Lawton Fraser. "He's always imitating the walk at home" / Sarah Welliver/ The Island Packet
By ROB WILE rwile@islandpacket.com 843-706-8138 Published Saturday, April 17, 2010 Hilton Head Island residents saw history cast forever into bronze Saturday at the unveiling of the Charles E. Fraser Statue in Compass Rose Park. The statue is the product of several years of planning by the Community Foundation of the Lowcountry … (0 comments)
sea pines: Sea Pines Plantation - Community Highlight
- 12/01/08 08:19 AM
In 1956, Charles Fraser developed Sea Pines into the first private plantation community on the island. Sea Pines is one of the largest residential and resort plantations on Hilton Head spanning 5,200 acres. The community is most famous for its three championship golf courses, including the Harbour Town Golf Links, home of the PGA Tour's annual. Verizon's Heritage of Golf - The Heritage of Golf. Sea Pines is also associated with the world-recognized Harbour Town Marina and its landmark red-and-white-striped lighthouse, built in 1969 to aid boats traveling on the Calibogue Sound. The marina hosts awe-inspiring yachts as large as 115 … (0 comments)
sea pines: Early Vision of Sea Pines
- 11/16/08 11:35 AM
Sea Pines Company in 1967 hired Callister and Payne Architects and Land Planners from Tiburn California to come up with a number of home designs that would make nice cottages on the ocean or along the tidal creeks of Hilton Head . Featured here are a couple of the designs that came from their firm in 1967. Although I am not positive but I don’t believe any of these designs were actually built by Sea Pines Home Builders. I am sure that these designs did influence some of our earlier architects like Pete McGinty, Doug Corkern, and Jackie Lee. My … (0 comments)
sea pines: Sea Pines airs it dirty laundry!
- 11/16/08 04:27 AM
A recent article in our local Island Packet indicated that the Sea Pines Country Club was suing CSA (Community Service Association) which is in essence the Sea Pines Property Owners Company that maintains our covenants, elects a board and oversees all aspects of common properties and especially security. The lawsuit is about being charged a $5.00 gate fee for non-residents attending functions at the Club. The CSA board is comprised of 4 groups: ASPPO (Association of Sea Pines Property Owners), Sea Pines Company (or assigns, Riverstone Group), CSA and Commercial Property Owners (Harbour Town, South Beach, and Sea Pines Center) The … (0 comments)
My name is Charlie B Fraser and I have been living in the Carolina lowcountry all my life. I have seen this area grow from a rural coastal town to a world renowed resort community. Follow my blog to learn what is going on in our market, our governement and our unique,"Island Lifestyle"
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