What is the Capital Expansion Project? In an unanimous vote on January 29, 2002, the Town Council of Hilton Head Island agreed to sign a 95-year lease with the Coastal Discovery Museum to occupy, manage, and develop as a museum complex the Honey Horn property. The Museum intends to utilize the existing 7,000 square foot main house as its museum and create trails and interpretive stations on the 68 acres of the property. This land, bordered on two sides by salt marsh, will enable the Museum to expand its already impressive list of programs, walks and tours. Exhibit design is well underway and work on the property will begin in May of this year Honey Horn History The land that is known as Honey Horn has a rich history that reflects the Lowcountry. The land was once home to cash crops prior to the Civil War. While the main house on the property was begun in 1859 by William J. Graham, it was not completed until after the Civil War. Many additions have been made to the main house over time. Other small houses and structures were constructed on the property as needed. After the Civil War, the land was used for farming and hunting by many Native Islander families. Beginning in the 1890s, northern businessmen purchased large sections of the island for hunting, fishing and other sporting activities. Honey Horn was included in these transactions until it was purchased by the Hack family in the 1950s for permanent residential use. The Town of Hilton Head Island purchased the property from the Hack family in the late 1990s as part of its land acquisition program. This action ensured that the property would not be commercially developed as a shopping center or residential complex. The museum's use of the property and structures on it will educate residents and visitors about the rich history, culture and natural environment of the Lowcountry and Hilton Head Island. Legend of Expected Uses Master Plan Floor Plan Bubble Diagram As the main house becomes the new home for the museum, three main themes will be addressed; 1)history and culture, 2) natural environment, and 3)eco-historical (how these two themes inter-relate). The museum arrived at the main topics within the themes through a series of workshops and public meetings. The interactive exhibits currently designed reflect these topics and themes.

Coastal Discovery Museum Hands-on exploring of the history, wildlife, and heritage of Coastal Carolina P.O. Box 23497 70 Honey Horn Drive 100 William Hilton Parkway Hilton Head Island, South Carolina 29925 phone (843)-689-6767 Home / Email Hours Open year round, Monday-Saturday 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM Sunday 11:00 AM-3:00 PM