Historical Marker

Sandfly

Savannah · Chatham County · Erected 2003

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The Story

Founded by formerly enslaved people, many tracing roots to nearby Wormsloe, Sandfly grew into an enduring Gullah-Geechee community at a crossroads of Savannah's old streetcar line, preserving coastal Black heritage.

About this site

Sandfly is a historical marker in Savannah, Chatham County, erected in 2003. 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 31.9898, -81.0759 near Savannah. The nearest cataloged historic site is Williams, Clarence and Louise Golden, House (historic place), about 0.3 miles away. Others within a short drive include Old Church Cemetery, Eugenia Cemetery, and Isle of Hope United Methodist Church Cemetery.

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

📍 31.9898, -81.0759 · Savannah, Chatham County

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