Albertha “Bertha” Lucas Tattnall and Edward “Bones” Tattnall/Henrietta Farabee

These markers honor Black Tybee families like the Tattnalls and Henrietta Farabee, whose presence and 1960s wade-in protests challenged the segregation that long barred African Americans from the beach.

Albertha “Bertha” Lucas Tattnall and Edward “Bones” Tattnall/Henrietta Farabee is a historical marker in Tybee Island, Chatham County. It is one of 339 historical markers documented in Chatham County, among 480 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 32.0219, -80.8455 near Tybee Island. The nearest cataloged historic site is Louis Green and Joseph Sanders/John Curry (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include The 1st Tybee Island Day Mark • The 2nd Tybee Island Day Mark 1742-1768, Savannah River Light, and Journal of the Light-House Station.

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