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dISCover bLuffton<br />

The Heyward House is one of eight<br />

antebullum homes in the town and is<br />

the only one open for touring.<br />

The well-preserved house with its<br />

original slave cabin and summer<br />

kitchen is an Official Project of the Save<br />

America’s Treasures Program, a publicprivate<br />

partnership between the White<br />

House Millennium Council and the<br />

National Trust for Historic Preservation.<br />

The town is home to major arts and<br />

cultural festivals and events celebrating<br />

the Lowcountry way of life.<br />

Golf, birding, fishing, river tours and<br />

water sports offer year round activity<br />

for outdoor lovers, while shopping<br />

and dining bring a distinct flavor<br />

combination of new and old.<br />

The outlet stores, boutique shopping<br />

and casual dining offer plenty of variety<br />

along with popular gathering spots for<br />

residents and visitors.<br />

Bluffton, with its convenient location<br />

near Savannah, Hilton Head and<br />

Beaufort, has experienced major<br />

12 Discover Bluffton · BCBCC<br />

population growth during the past<br />

decade with annexation of undeveloped<br />

land leading to extensive residential and<br />

commercial development. Nearby are<br />

the Hilton Head Gateway Campus (main<br />

campus) of the university of South<br />

Carolina Beaufort and the New River<br />

Campus of the Technical College of the<br />

Lowcountry as well as Sun City.<br />

Bluffton<br />

Oyster<br />

Company<br />

63 Wharf<br />

Street<br />

843.757.4010<br />

The oldest<br />

operating<br />

oyster<br />

shucking<br />

facility in<br />

the state.

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