Sapelo Island

Site of a 16th-century Spanish Franciscan mission and later Thomas Spalding's cotton-and-sugar empire, Sapelo is home to Hog Hammock, the last intact Saltwater Geechee community, descended from Spalding's enslaved laborers.

Sapelo Island is a historical marker in Meridian, Mcintosh County, erected in 2003. It is one of 51 historical markers documented in Mcintosh County, among 89 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 31.4550, -81.3652 near Meridian. The nearest cataloged historic site is Hutchinson Cemetery (cemetery), about 0.9 miles away. Others within a short drive include Hudson Cemetery, Cuthbert - Grant Cemetery, and “The Thicket”.

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