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 […]
08.27.2017
Red Peas Are the Backbone of an Island Community off the Georgia Coast
Sapelo, a barrier island in Georgia south of Savannah, is home to a population of people who self-identify as Geechees — descendants of slaves and […]
12.21.2015
Gullah-Geechee Residents Fight Sapelo Island Development
Most of Sapelo Island is a wildlife preserve owned by the state: bright white beaches, wide-open salt marsh and giant live oak trees with Spanish […]
09.25.2012
Taxes Threaten an Island Culture in Georgia
SAPELO ISLAND, Ga. — Once the huge property tax bills started coming, telephones started ringing. It did not take long for the 50 or so […]