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Bryan Neck Missionary Baptist Church
Organized in 1869, this is the oldest African-American church congregation in lower Bryan County. The first structure for the church, a Prayer House, was built in 1870 on this site near the white...
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George Washington Carver School, 1939
On these grounds in 1939, Henry Ford built a school to serve the educational needs of the African-American children of lower Bryan County. Professor Herman Cooper was appointed as the Principal when...
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Martha-Mary Chapel, 1937
Acquired by the Diocese of Savannah in 1955 and renamed St. Anne’s Catholic Church, this chapel was built by Henry & Clara Ford and named for their mothers (Mary was Henry’s mother and Martha was...
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Historic Savannah Theatre
Billed as the oldest continually operating theatre in the United States, the Savannah Theatre was founded in 1818 and the present structure, retaining traces of the original, was remodeled to its...
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Lucas Theatre, 1921
Designed by architect C. K. Howell and showman Arthur Lucas, who owned more than 40 theaters in the South, the Lucas closed as a movie house in 1976. Slated for demolition in 1986, it was re-imagined...
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Dolphin Tours & Shrimp Boats, Lazaretto Creek
Lazaretto Creek is located on the edge of Tybee Island and can be accessed at the Lazaretto Creek Fishing Pier off U. S. Highway 80 or just over the Lazaretto Creek Bridge. It’s a great area for...
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Driftwood Beach Boneyard
Driftwood Beach is one of my favorite places in all of Coastal Georgia; located on the north end of Jekyll Island, it is a textbook example of the effects of erosion on a barrier island. It’s...
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Wood Storks Building Nests
Wood Storks (Mycteria americana) were once a symbol of the diminishing wetland habitat necessary for their survival in the swamps of the Southeast. For a time one of the most endangered species in...
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American Alligator
American Alligators (Alligator mississippiensis) are abundant (though generally not aggressive) in the ponds and wetland areas of Harris Neck National Wildlife Refuge. There were over a dozen young...
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Local Seafood, McIntosh County
Darien, Georgia I cannot emphasize enough the importance of demanding local seafood when visiting the Georgia coast. I bought this fried shrimp and side of fries at a wagon operated by a local...
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Walker House & Garden, Hog Hammock
Old cars are a common sight in Hog Hammock. Due to the difficulty and cost in removing them from the island, they are frequently encountered. On my visits with a part-time resident, I’ve ridden in a...
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First African Baptist Church at Raccoon Bluff, 1900
Established by freedmen on Sapelo Island the year after the Civil War ended, the congregation at Raccoon Bluff built the present structure from lumber that washed ashore after the hurricane of 1898....
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Guest House, Reynolds Estate
This may have been a guest cottage for the nearby South End House (Reynolds Mansion), or perhaps the home of a site manager. It appears to be of 20th-century construction. I will update as soon as I...
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Traditional Architecture, Hog Hammock
This is among the older and more traditional housing styles in the Hog Hammock community. Sapelo Island, Georgia
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