Sapelo Island's Hog Hammock

Sapelo Island's Hog HammockHog Hammock, located on Georgia's Sapelo Island, is only accessible by ferry or private boat. It is one of the last island based Gullah Geechee communities in America a living connection to West African languages, folkways, and spiritual traditions. With its dirt roads and tin roofed houses, Hog Hammock is the site of a social hall, two historic Baptist churches, and a former schoolhouse, all built by descendants of slaves. The nearby Behavior

Hog Hammock, located on Georgia's Sapelo Island, is only accessible by ferry or private boat. It is one of the last island-based Gullah-Geechee communities in America--a living connection to West African languages, folkways, and spiritual traditions. With its dirt roads and tin-roofed houses, Hog Hammock is the site of a social hall, two historic Baptist churches, and a former schoolhouse, all built by descendants of slaves. The nearby Behavior Cemetery has burial sites that date back 200 years. Much has been written about the people of Hog Hammock and Sapelo Island, mostly documenting their lives as slaves and then as landowning free people working for millionaires who reshaped Sapelo Island into their own personal retreats. But there is another part of the island's story, one filled with entrepreneurs, skilled craftsmen, and community leaders, that is told here in Images of America: Sapelo Island's Hog Hammock.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
Published: 03/04/2009
ISBN: 9780738568478
Pages: 128
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.40w x 0.40d