The Enduring Gullah

Isolated on coastal plantations, enslaved Africans here preserved West African language, foodways, and craft, forming the Gullah-Geechee culture that endures along the coast from the Carolinas down to St. Marys.

The Enduring Gullah is a historical marker in St. Marys, Camden County. It is one of 32 historical markers documented in Camden County, among 70 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 30.7215, -81.5539 near St. Marys. The nearest cataloged historic site is Georgia’s Coastal Gem: (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include The Forgotten Battle’s, The Forgotten Battle, and The Civil War Comes to St. Marys.

This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.