Who was Fred C. Hack and why was he important to the development of Hilton Head Island? With all the notoriety Charles Fraser has received (justifiably so) for the founding and development of Hilton Head Island, SC, one man, seldom mentioned it can be argued, had as much impact on Hilton Head as Charles Fraser. That man is Fred C. Hack! After all it was Mr. Hack who in about 1949 told Joseph Fraser, Charles' dad, about the timber opportunities on Hilton Head Island. At that time Joseph Fraser controlled substantial timber holdings and operated the Fraser Lumber Company. Mr. Hack, from Hinesville, Georgia scouted timber for lumber companies. He told Fraser about his planned trip to Hilton Head Island for such a scouting expedition. Fraser told Hack that he may be interested, and th...
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