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76-406: Alfred Loomis may refer to: Alfred Lee Loomis (1887–1975), American physicist and philanthropist Alfred Lebbeus Loomis (1831–1895), American physician Alfred Loomis (sailor) (1913–1994), American investment banker and Olympic sailor [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with

152-453: A 2012 estimated year-round population of 193,882. The racial makeup of the town was 82.9% White , 7.5% African American , 0.2% Native American , 0.9% Asian , 0.1% Pacific Islander , 7.3% from other races , and 1.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 15.8% of the population. Of the 16,535 households, 18.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.7% were married couples living together, 6.8% had

228-418: A barony to John Bayley of Ballingclough, County of Tipperary , Kingdom of Ireland. Another John Bayley, son of the first, appointed Alexander Trench as the island's first retail agent. For a time, Hilton Head was known as Trench's Island. In 1729, Trench sold some land to John Gascoine which Gascoine named "John's Island" after himself. The land later came to be known as Jenkin's Island after another owner. In

304-767: A budget of $ 74,753,260 for fiscal year 2006/2007. It consists of three separate fiscal accounting funds: the General Fund, the Capital Projects Fund, and the Debt Service Fund. The General Fund is the operating fund for the town and accounts for all financial resources of the town except the Capital Projects Fund and the Debt Service Fund. The Capital Projects Fund is used to acquire land and facilities, and improve public facilities, including roads, bike paths, fire stations, vehicle replacement, drainage improvements, and park development. The Debt Service Fund accounts for

380-468: A female householder with no husband present, and 35.3% were non-families. 28.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.66. In the town, the population was spread out, with 18% under the age of 20, 4.4% from 20 to 24, 20.4% from 25 to 44, 28.4% from 45 to 64, and 28.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age

456-461: A personal laboratory near his mansion within the exclusive enclave of Tuxedo Park, New York . He and his small staff conducted pioneering studies in spectrometry , high-frequency sound and capillary waves , electro-encephalography , and the precise measurement of time, chronometry . Eventually Loomis was elected to the National Academy of Sciences for his work in physics. His laboratory

532-686: A pioneering investor, two-time winner of the Bermuda Race and head of the winning America's Cup syndicate in 1977; Henry , head of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and Farnsworth, a physician and professor at Brandeis (Farnsworth's grandson is Reed Hastings , co-founder of Netflix). Loomis had an affair with a colleague's wife, Manette Hobart, and in 1945 he divorced Ellen and immediately married Manette, scandalizing New York society. At this point he completely changed his lifestyle, eschewing his multiple residences and numerous servants and settling into

608-525: A possible invasion by the Axis powers of World War II. Platforms like these can be found all along the Eastern Seaboard . The Mounted Beach Patrol and Dog Training Center on Hilton Head Island trained U.S. Coast Guard Beach Patrol personnel to use horses and dogs to protect the southeastern coastline of the U.S. In the early 1950s, three lumber mills contributed to the logging of 19,000 acres (77 km ) of

684-520: A private hunting preserve. On August 27, 1893, the Sea Islands Hurricane made landfall near Savannah , with a storm surge of 16 feet (5 m), and swept north across South Carolina, killing over 1,000 people and leaving tens of thousands homeless. An experimental steam cannon guarding Port Royal Sound was built around 1900, in what is now Port Royal Plantation. The cannon was fixed but its propulsion system allowed for long-range shots for

760-522: A private preserve for riding, boating, fishing, and hunting. The centerpiece of the property was the old Honey Horn Plantation . Loomis's hobbies included automobiles and yachting, including the racing of America's Cup yachts against the Vanderbilts and Astors . After the United States entered World War I in 1917, Loomis volunteered for military service. He was commissioned as a captain, and rose to

836-542: A single household in which he and his wife shared a relationship that was characterized by its domesticity. They remained married until Alfred Loomis died more than 30 years later at age 87. Loomis, always a very private person who avoided publicity, retreated from public life entirely after closing the "Rad Lab" and finishing his related obligations in 1947. He retired to East Hampton , with Manette and never granted another interview. Hilton Head Island Hilton Head Island , often referred to as simply Hilton Head ,

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912-576: A small Episcopal church called the Zion Chapel of Ease was constructed for plantation owners. The chapel's old cemetery, located near the corner of William Hilton Parkway and Mathews Drive (Folly Field), is all that remains. Charles Davant, a prominent island planter during the Revolutionary War, is memorialized there. Davant was shot by Captain Martinangel of Daufuskie Island in 1781. This location

988-465: A town ordinance stipulates that artificial lighting must be shielded so that it cannot be seen from the beach, or it must be turned off by 10:00 p.m. from May 1 to October 31 each year. The waters around Hilton Head Island are one of the few places on Earth where dolphins routinely use a technique called "strand feeding", whereby schools of fish are herded up onto mud banks, and the dolphins lie on their side while they feed before sliding back down into

1064-468: A unique locality within the plantation, called Harbour Town, anchored by a recognizable lighthouse. Fraser was a committed environmentalist who changed the whole configuration of the marina at Harbour Town to save an ancient live oak . It came to be known as the Liberty Oak, known to generations of children who watched singer and songwriter Gregg Russell perform under the tree for over 25 years. Fraser

1140-476: Is a Lowcountry resort town and barrier island in Beaufort County, South Carolina , United States. It is 20 miles (32 km) northeast of Savannah, Georgia (as the crow flies), and 95 miles (153 km) southwest of Charleston . The year-round population was 37,661 at the 2020 census , although during the peak of summer vacation season the population can swell to 150,000. It is the principal city of

1216-597: Is also home to the oldest intact structure on Hilton Head Island, the Baynard Mausoleum, which was built in 1846. William Elliott II of Myrtle Bank Plantation grew the first crop of Sea Island Cotton in South Carolina on Hilton Head Island in 1790. During the Civil War , Fort Walker was a Confederate fort in what is now Port Royal Plantation. The fort was a station for Confederate troops, and its guns helped protect

1292-525: Is in the Library of Congress . During the revolution there was only a very small population of farmers living on Hilton Head Island. This population was exclusively Loyalist, remaining allied to Parliament and the King throughout the entirety of the revolution. However, after the revolution they chose to simply "stay on" in South Carolina and make the best of living under the new republican form of government. In 1788,

1368-561: Is only a half barrier island. The north end of the island is a sea island dating to the Pleistocene epoch , and the south end is a barrier island that appeared as recently as the Holocene epoch . Broad Creek, which is a land-locked tidal marsh, separates the two halves of the island. The terrain of a barrier island is determined by a dynamic beach system with offshore bars, pounding surf , and shifting beaches ; as well as grassy dunes behind

1444-433: Is regarded as an early experiment in double-skin facade construction. This house included "an elaborate double envelope" with a 2-foot-deep (60 cm) air space conditioned by a separate system from the house itself. The object was to maintain high humidity levels inside. In the late 1930s, Loomis's scientific team turned their attention to radio detection studies, building a crude microwave radar which they deployed in

1520-451: The Adventure from Barbados to explore lands granted by King Charles II of England to the eight Lords Proprietor . In his travels, he identified a headland near the entrance to Port Royal Sound . He named it "Hilton's Head" after himself. He stayed for several days, making note of the trees, crops, "sweet water", and "clear sweet air". In 1698, Hilton Head Island was granted as part of

1596-714: The Atlantic Ocean and is a popular vacation destination. In 2004, an estimated 2.25 million visitors infused more than $ 1.5 billion into the local economy. Hilton Head Island offers an unusual number of cultural opportunities for a community its size , including plays at the Arts Center of Coastal Carolina, the 120-member full chorus of the Hilton Head Choral Society, the Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra, an annual outdoor, tented wine tasting event on

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1672-583: The Hilton Head Island–Bluffton–Port Royal metropolitan area , which had an estimated population of 232,523 in 2023. The island is named after Captain William Hilton , who in 1663 identified a headland near the entrance to Port Royal Sound , which mapmakers named "Hilton's Headland." The island has a rich history that started with seasonal occupation by Native Americans thousands of years ago and continued with European exploration and

1748-589: The National Register of Historic Places and are protected by law. Since the beginning of recorded history in the New World, the waters around Hilton Head Island have been known, occupied and fought for in turn by the English, Spanish, French, and Scots. A Spanish expedition led by Francisco Cordillo explored the area in 1521, initiating European contact with local tribes. In 1663, Captain William Hilton sailed on

1824-589: The Rad Lab . He pressed for the development of radar in spite of the Army's initial skepticism, and arranged funding for the Rad Lab until federal money was allocated. The MIT Rad Lab was managed by its director, Lee DuBridge . Meanwhile, Loomis assumed his customary function of eliminating the obstacles to research and providing the encouragement that was needed at a time when success still remained elusive. The resulting 10-cm radar

1900-571: The United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 69.13 square miles (179.0 km ), of which 41.35 square miles (107.1 km ) is land and 27.78 square miles (71.9 km ) (40.19%) is water. Hilton Head Island is sometimes referred to as the second largest barrier island on the Eastern Seaboard after Long Island (which is not a barrier island but two glacial moraines ). Technically, however, Hilton Head Island

1976-745: The 2-mile wide (3 km) entrance to Port Royal Sound , which is fed by two slow-moving and navigable rivers, the Broad River and the Beaufort River. It was vital to the Sea Island Cotton trade and the southern economy. On October 29, 1861, the largest fleet ever assembled in North America moved south to seize it. In the Battle of Port Royal , the fort came under attack by the U.S. Navy, and on November 7, 1861, it fell to over 12,000 Union troops. The fort

2052-778: The Allied victory in World War II. Loomis was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1930, the National Academy of Sciences in 1940, and received several honorary degrees: from Wesleyan University he received a D.Sc. in 1932, from Yale University an M.Sc. in 1933, and from the University of California an LL.D. in 1941. Loomis was married to Ellen Farnsworth for more than 30 years: beautiful, delicate and often suffered from debilitating depression, eventually developing dementia. They had three children: Alfred, Jr. ,

2128-480: The Atlantic shoreline. Typically, stingrays avoid contact with humans unless they are accidentally stepped upon, a situation often ending in a stingray injury , where the stingray punctures the human with its poisonous barb. While these injuries are extremely painful, they are not usually life-threatening as long as they are properly attended to by a medical professional. The saltmarsh estuaries of Hilton Head Island are

2204-570: The Broad" fought the development of off-shore oil platforms by Brown & Root (a division of Halliburton ) and ten-story tall liquefied natural gas shipping spheres by Chicago Bridge & Iron . These events helped to energize the community, and the Chamber of Commerce started drumming up support for the town to incorporate as a municipality. After the Four Seasons Resort (now Hilton Head Resort)

2280-715: The Freedmen's Bureau. Martin Delany , the only black officer to reach the rank of major in the United States military during the Civil War, was also stationed at Hilton Head during this time. The Leamington Lighthouse, also known as the Hilton Head Rear Range Lighthouse, was built in the 1870s on the southern edge of what is now Palmetto Dunes Oceanfront Resort. In 1890, the wealthy shipping magnate William P. Clyde purchased 9,000 acres on Hilton Head Island for use as

2356-651: The Georgia schooner Norfolk by James Oglethorpe , founder of Georgia, and helped chase the Spanish back to St. Augustine after their failed 1742 invasion of St. Simons Island . After relocating to Savannah in 1746, he served two terms in the Georgia Commons House of Assembly while earning a living as a highly active privateer. He drew a well-known chart of the Florida Keys while on a privateering venture in 1756. The chart

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2432-663: The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, patrols the beaches from May through October as part of the Sea Turtle Protection Project. The purpose of the project is to inventory and monitor nesting locations, and if necessary, move them to more suitable locations. During the summer months, the museum sponsors the Turtle Talk & Walk, which is a special tour designed to educate the public about this endangered species. To protect loggerhead sea turtles,

2508-727: The Town Manager. The Mayor has the same powers, duties, and responsibilities as a member of the Town Council. Also, the Mayor establishes the agenda for Town Council meetings, calls special meetings, executes contracts, deeds, resolutions, and proclamations not designated to the Town Manager, and represents the town at ceremonial functions. Town departments include Building & Fire Codes, Business License, Code Enforcement, Finance, Fire & Rescue, Human Resources, Legal, Municipal Court, Planning, and Public Projects & Facilities. The town had

2584-588: The Zion Cemetery and Baynard Mausoleum, Cherry Hill School , Daufuskie Island Historic District , Fish Haul Archaeological Site , Green's Shell Enclosure , Hilton Head Range Rear Light , Sea Pines , Skull Creek , SS William Lawrence Shipwreck Site , and Stoney-Baynard Plantation are listed on the National Register of Historic Places . Hilton Head Island is a shoe-shaped island that lies 20 miles (32 km) by air northeast of Savannah, Georgia , and 90 miles (140 km) south of Charleston . According to

2660-588: The back of a van. They drove it to a golf course and aimed it at the neighboring highway in order to track automobiles, then took it to the local airport, where they tracked small aircraft. Loomis had visited the United Kingdom and knew many of the British scientists who were working on radar. Britain, at war with Germany, was being bombed nightly by the German Luftwaffe , while America was trying to stay out of

2736-449: The beach, maritime forests with wetlands in the interiors, and salt or tidal marshes on the lee side, facing the mainland. A typical barrier island has a headland, a beach and surf zone, and a sand spit. The Hilton Head Island area is home to a vast array of wildlife, including alligators , deer , loggerhead sea turtles , manatees , hundreds of species of birds, and dolphins . The Coastal Discovery Museum, in conjunction with

2812-466: The black race are free citizens of the United States," whose rights must be respected accordingly. He issued an additional order while based in Hilton Head saying that any plantation owners who were found to have not informed African-Americans of their new status as free people would be "made liable to the pains and penalties of disloyalty, and their lands subject to confiscation" under the act establishing

2888-622: The cash to reinvest. While Senatorial hearings sought to tar him for the success of his prudent strategy, no substantive charges were ever brought. Loomis later worked closely with FDR and his administration in preparing the country's technological base for war, using his many contacts in New York finance, as well as generous sums from his own considerable fortune, to finance the early developments in radar, before government money could be provided. Taking advantage of his considerable wealth, Loomis increasingly indulged his interest in science. He established

2964-462: The coming Wall Street Crash of 1929 , he, his partner, and his firm had converted their investments into gold—having determined that the market had risen so dramatically that it was unsustainable and a crash was inevitable. Once the stock market crash had bankrupted the majority of speculators, while Wall Street floundered, he and his firm became even wealthier as a result of purchasing stocks cheaply after they had plummeted in value and few people had

3040-731: The country, Loomis was appointed by Vannevar Bush to the National Defense Research Committee as chairman of the Microwave Committee and vice-chairman of Division D (Detection, Controls, Instruments). Within a month, he had selected a building on the MIT campus in which to equip a laboratory, dubbing it the MIT Radiation Laboratory , usually referred to as the Radiation Laboratory and later known simply as

3116-435: The development of ground-controlled approach technology, a precursor of today's instrument landing systems that use radar to enable ground controllers to "talk down" aircraft pilots and help them to land safely when poor visibility makes visual landings difficult or impossible. President Roosevelt lauded the value of Loomis's work, describing him as being the civilian who was second perhaps only to Churchill, in facilitating

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3192-676: The east coast, and several other annual community festivals. It also hosts the RBC Heritage , a PGA Tour tournament played on the Harbour Town Golf Links in Sea Pines Resort . Hilton Head Island was incorporated as a municipality in 1983 and is well known for its eco-friendly development. The town's Natural Resources Division enforces the Land Management Ordinance which minimizes the impact of development and governs

3268-622: The east entrance to the Sea Pines Forest Preserve. The ring, one of at least 50 known to exist, is 150 feet (46 m) in diameter and is believed to be over 4,000 years old. Archeologists believe that the ring was a refuse heap, created by Indians who lived in the interior of the ring, which was kept clear and used as a common area. Two other shell rings on Hilton Head were destroyed when the shells were removed and used to make tabby for roads and buildings. The Green's Shell Enclosure , Sea Pines, and Skull Creek shell rings are listed in

3344-451: The electrical infrastructure of rural America, and Loomis sat on the boards of several banks and electric utilities. Loomis and Thorne pioneered the concept of the holding company , consolidating many of the electric companies that operated on the East Coast of the United States . Loomis further increased his fortune via insider trading practices that now are illegal. In 1928, anticipating

3420-419: The entire island except Mariner's Cove, Blue Heron Point, and Windmill Harbor. The Town of Hilton Head Island has a Council-Manager form of government. The Town Manager is the chief executive officer and head of the administrative branch and is responsible to the municipal council for the proper administration of all the affairs of the town. The Town Council exercises all powers not specifically delegated to

3496-531: The father that Loomis never had while Loomis became the son that Stimson could not have (as Stimson was sterile after a bout of adult mumps). In 1908 he became an hereditary member of the Rhode Island Society of the Cincinnati . In 1917, Alfred Loomis and Landon K. Thorne, the wealthy husband of Loomis's sister Julia, purchased 17,000 acres (69 km ) of Hilton Head Island , which they established as

3572-419: The feeding grounds, breeding grounds, and nurseries for many saltwater species of game fish, sport fish, and marine mammals. The dense plankton population gives the coastal water its murky brown-green coloration. Plankton support marine life including oysters, shrimp and other invertebrates, and bait-fish species including menhaden and mullet , which in turn support larger fish and mammal species that populate

3648-473: The firm of Winthrop and Stimson, where he was very successful. His first wife was Ellen Holman Farnsworth of Dedham, Massachusetts , whom he wed on June 22, 1912. She was from a prominent Boston society family and a sister of Henry Weston Farnsworth . They had three sons: Alfred Lee Jr. , William Farnsworth, and Henry . His older cousin Henry Stimson developed a close relationship with Loomis and became

3724-652: The island, it is not coterminous with it; there is a small part near the main access road from the mainland, William Hilton Parkway, which is not incorporated into the town. Hilton Head (the island) therefore has a slightly higher population (48,407 in Census 2000, defined as the Hilton Head Island Urban Cluster) and a larger land area (42.65 sq mi or 110.5 km ) than the town. The Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area , which includes Beaufort and Jasper counties, had

3800-405: The island. The island population was only 300 residents. Before 1956, access to Hilton Head was limited to private boats and a state-operated ferry. The island's economy centered on shipbuilding, cotton, lumbering, and fishing. The James F. Byrnes Bridge was built in 1956. It was a two-lane toll swing bridge constructed at a cost of $ 1.5 million that opened the island to automobile traffic from

3876-508: The local waterways. Popular sport fish in the Hilton Head Island area include the red drum (or spot tail bass), spotted sea trout, sheepshead , cobia , tarpon , and various shark species. Hilton Head Island has a humid subtropical climate - Köppen climate classification Cfa, represented with humid, warm summers and mild winters. As of the 2020 census , there were 37,661 people, 17,513 households, and 11,692 families residing in

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3952-705: The mainland. The swing bridge was hit by a barge in 1974, which shut down all vehicle traffic to the island until the Army Corps of Engineers built and manned a pontoon bridge while the bridge was being repaired. The swing bridge was replaced by the current four-lane bridge in 1982. The beginning of Hilton Head as a resort started in 1956 with Charles E. Fraser developing Sea Pines Resort . Soon, other developments followed, such as Hilton Head Plantation, Palmetto Dunes Plantation, Shipyard Plantation, and Port Royal Plantation, imitating Sea Pines' architecture and landscaping. Sea Pines, however, continued to stand out by creating

4028-715: The microscope centrifuge, and pioneered techniques for electroencephalography . In 1937, he discovered the sleep K-complex brainwave. During the Great Depression , Loomis anonymously paid the Physical Review journal's fees for authors who could not afford them. Born in Manhattan , Loomis was the son of Julia Josephine Stimson and Henry Patterson Loomis , and grandson of Alfred Lebbeus Loomis . There were prominent members of society on both sides of his family; primarily they were physicians. Alfred's parents separated when he

4104-616: The mid-1740s, the South Carolina provincial half-galley Beaufort was stationed in a cove at the southern tip of Hilton Head to guard against intrusions by the Spanish of St. Augustine . The point and cove are named after Captain David Cutler Braddock, commander of the Beaufort . Captain Braddock was a mariner and privateer of note in Colonial times. Earlier, he had been placed in command of

4180-416: The population were below the poverty line , including 16.9% of those under age 18 and 3.9% of those age 65 or over. As of 2020, the largest self-reported ancestry groups in Hilton Head Island were: According to Hilton Head Island's 2021 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the top employers in the town are: The Town of Hilton Head Island incorporated as a municipality in 1983 and has jurisdiction over

4256-637: The rank of lieutenant colonel. He worked in ballistics at the Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland, where he invented the Aberdeen Chronograph , the first instrument to measure accurately the muzzle velocity of artillery shells, and portable enough to be used on the battlefield. At Aberdeen he met and worked with a Johns Hopkins physicist, Robert W. Wood , under whose influence Loomis's long-standing interest in inventing and gadgetry evolved into

4332-570: The same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alfred_Loomis&oldid=932681076 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Alfred Lee Loomis Loomis also made contributions to biological instrumentation. Working with E. Newton Harvey he co-invented

4408-451: The scientific community called him an "eccentric dabbler," but soon his laboratory became the meeting place for some of the most accomplished scientists of the time, such as Albert Einstein , Werner Heisenberg , Niels Bohr , James Franck , and Enrico Fermi . Scientists who worked with him personally, were convinced of his capability and industry. His wealth, connections, and charm all made him highly persuasive. His Tuxedo Park laboratory

4484-604: The sea island cotton trade. It became an important base of operations for the Union blockade of the Southern ports during the Civil War . Once the island fell to Union troops, hundreds of ex-slaves flocked to Hilton Head, which is still home to many of their descendants, who are known as the Gullah (or Geechee). They have managed to hold on to much of their ethnic and cultural identity. The island features 12 miles (19 km) of beachfront on

4560-442: The serious pursuit of experimental and practical physics. In the 1920s, Loomis collaborated with his brother-in-law, Landon K. Thorne, rather than returning to the practice of law. They acquired Bonbright and Company and brought it from the verge of bankruptcy to becoming a preeminent U. S. investment banking -house specializing in public utilities. They became very wealthy by financing electric companies as these began to establish

4636-567: The style of buildings and how they are situated amongst existing trees. As a result, Hilton Head Island enjoys an unusual amount of tree cover relative to the amount of development. Approximately 70% of the island, including most of the tourist areas, is located inside gated communities . However, the town maintains several public beach access points, including one for the exclusive use of town residents, who have approved several multimillion-dollar land-buying bond referendums to control commercial growth. The Sea Pines shell ring can be seen near

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4712-404: The time. In 1931, Wall Street tycoon, physicist, and patron of scientific research Alfred Lee Loomis , along with his brother-in-law and partner Landon K. Thorne, purchased 17,000 acres (69 km ) on the island (over 63% of the total landmass) for about $ 120,000 to be used as a private game reserve. On the Atlantic coast of the island, large concrete gun platforms were built to defend against

4788-401: The town. At the 2010 census , there were 37,099 people, 16,535 households, and 10,700 families residing in the town, occupying a land area of 42.06 square miles (109 km ). The population density was 882.0 inhabitants per square mile (340.5/km ). There were 33,602 housing units at an average density of 798.9 per square mile (308.5/km ). Although the town occupies most of the land area of

4864-500: The war. British scientists had developed the cavity magnetron , which allowed their radar to be made small enough for installation in aircraft. In 1940, the British Tizard Mission visited the United States , seeking help to mass-manufacture the technology they had invented. On hearing that the British magnetron had a thousand times the output of the best American transmitter, Loomis invited its developers to Tuxedo Park. Because he had performed more work in this area than anyone else in

4940-443: The water. Particularly prominent in the ocean waters surrounding Hilton Head Island, the stingray serves as a fascination and painful natural encounter for many beachgoers. Small stingrays inhabit the quieter, shallow region of ocean floor just beyond the break of the surf, typically buried beneath a thin layer of sand. Stingrays are a type of demersal, cartilaginous fish common to the South Carolina coast as well as other areas on

5016-415: Was 50.9 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.5 males. According to a 2014 estimate, the median income for a household in the town was $ 68,437, and the median income for a family was $ 85,296. Males had a median income of $ 51,463 versus $ 36,743 for females. The per capita income for the town was $ 45,116. About 5.4% of families and 9.3% of

5092-412: Was a key technology that enabled the sinking of U-boats , spotted incoming German bombers for the British, and provided cover for the D-Day landing. Loomis took advantage of all his business acumen and industry contacts to ensure that no time was wasted in its development. DuBridge later commented, "Radar won the war; the atom bomb ended it." Originally known as "LRN" for Loomis Radio Navigation, LORAN

5168-417: Was a proposal of Loomis. It was the most widely used long-range navigation system until the advent of GPS . The system was developed at Rad Lab and is based on a pulsed hyperbolic system. A world network of stations once existed. The United States Coast Guard (USCG) and Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) ceased transmitting LORAN-C (and joint CHAYKA) signals in 2010. Loomis also made a significant contribution to

5244-482: Was built along William Hilton Parkway, a referendum of incorporation was passed in May 1983, where Hilton Head Island became a town. The Land Management Ordinance was passed by the Town Council in 1987. Disney's Hilton Head Island Resort opened in 1996, and the Cross Island Parkway opened in January 1997. An indoor smoking ban in bars, restaurants, and public places took effect on May 1, 2007. Shelter Cove Towne Centre opened in 2014. Fort Howell , Fort Mitchel,

5320-444: Was buried next to the tree when he died in 2002. The Heritage Golf Classic was first played in Sea Pines Resort in 1969 and has been a regular stop on the PGA Tour ever since. Also in 1969, the Hilton Head Island Community Association successfully fought off the development of a BASF chemical complex on the shores of Victoria Bluff (now Colleton River Plantation). Soon after, the association and other concerned citizens "south of

5396-459: Was called the First Regiment of South Carolina Volunteers (although in the beginning, many were "recruited" at the point of a bayonet). A community called Mitchelville (in honor of General Ormsby M. Mitchel ) was constructed on the north end of the island to house them. In an order from May 15, 1865, Major General Quincy Adams Gillmore , who was commanding the Department of the South with headquarters at Hilton Head declared that "the people of

5472-541: Was instrumental in financing Lawrence's project to construct a 184-inch (4.7 m) cyclotron . By this time, Loomis had become a prominent figure in experimental physics and had moved his Tuxedo Park operations to Cambridge, Massachusetts , where he established a joint operation with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Additionally, Loomis's 1937 house in Tuxedo Park by architect William Lescaze

5548-485: Was nicknamed the "Tower House", "The Loomis Lab" and "The Palace of Science". He turned this Tuxedo Park laboratory into a meeting place for the most visionary minds of the twentieth century; Albert Einstein, and the aforementioned scientists. He was awarded the Franklin Institute 's John Price Wetherill Medal in 1934 along with E. Newton Harvey . In 1939, Loomis began a collaboration with Ernest Lawrence and

5624-723: Was renamed Fort Welles, in honor of Gideon Welles , the Secretary of the Navy. Hilton Head Island had tremendous significance in the Civil War and became an important base of operations for the Union blockade of the Southern ports, particularly Savannah and Charleston. The Union also built a military hospital on Hilton Head Island with a 1,200-foot (370 m) frontage and a floor area of 60,000 square feet (6,000 m ). Hundreds of ex-slaves flocked to Hilton Head Island, where they could buy land, go to school, live in government housing, and serve in what

5700-510: Was the best of its kind, containing equipment that few universities could afford. His reputation spread quickly, particularly in Europe, where money for science was scarce. Loomis often sent first-class tickets to famous European scientists so that they could travel to the United States to meet with their peers and collaborate on projects. They would be picked up at the airport or train station and brought to Tuxedo Park in his limousine. At first, some in

5776-627: Was very young, and his father died when Alfred was in college. His first cousin was Henry Stimson , who held cabinet-level positions in the administrations of William Howard Taft , Herbert Hoover , Franklin Roosevelt , and Harry S. Truman . From the boy's early years, Stimson exerted considerable influence on Loomis. Loomis attended Phillips Academy and studied mathematics and science at Yale University . He graduated cum laude from Harvard Law School in 1912. Immediately following his graduation, Loomis married and began practicing corporate law in

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