The Middle Passage UNESCO Site of Memory Tybee Island, Georgia

Designated a UNESCO Site of Memory in 2019, Tybee marks a documented arrival point of the transatlantic slave trade, where African men, women, and children who survived the Middle Passage first reached Georgia soil.

The Middle Passage UNESCO Site of Memory Tybee Island, Georgia 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, -80.8444 near Tybee Island. The nearest cataloged historic site is The Middle Passage and Tybee Island, Georgia (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Tybee Island’s Lazaretto or Quarantine Station, Tybee Island, and H.M.S. Otranto and Fort Screven.

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