Rates of sea level rise vary from place to place and over time, meaning they are faster or slower during different years. In Georgia, the […]
03.19.2023
Research Brief #02: Land Loss
Descendants owned nearly 1100 acres on Sapelo Island around the year 1900; Almost 300 acres in Hog Hammock in 1891. While still the majority owner […]
01.18.2023
Research Brief #01: Population
Sapelo Island’s Black population and Black landownership both steadily increased throughout the 1800s. Following the Civil War and the failure of the U.S. government’s attempt […]