Hilton Head Island is a resort town in Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States. It is a barrier island within the South Carolina Lowcountry, located 20 miles northeast of Savannah, Georgia, and
The Baynard Mausoleum, built in 1846, is the oldest intact structure on the island.
Fort Walker, Battle of Port Royal, November 7, 1861
Dock built by Union troops on Hilton Head Island, April 1862
U.S. General Hospital, March 23, 1863
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Gullahs, also known in some areas as Geechees and alternatively as Gullah–Geechees, are an African American ethnic group rooted in the coastal areas of the U.S. states of North Carolina, South Carolin
Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
…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 the…
A Gullah woman makes a sweetgrass basket in Charleston's City Market
Gullah basket
A Fourth of July celebration, St. Helena Island, South Carolina (1939)
Coffin Point Praise House, 57 Coffin Point Rd, St. Helena Island, South Carolina