The Gullah
The Gullah are African Americans who live in the Lowcountry region of South Carolina and Georgia, which includes both the coastal plain and the Sea Islands. By the middle of the 18th century, this region was covered by thousands of acres of rice fields. Forced to work as slaves, African farmers from the "Rice Coast" brought the skills for cultivation and tidal irrigation that made rice one of the most successful industries in early America. Isolated from the mainland, they developed a strong sense of family and community and maintained a separate, English-based creole language. On November 7, 1861 - less than six months after the Civil War began -- Union troops invaded the lowcountry and the Sea Islands of Port Royal, Hilton Head, and St. Helena quickly became Union strongholds. The former Sea Island slaves, now free, were among the first in the nation to own their own land and to serve in the Union Army. The first school for freed slaves, Penn School, was established here on St. Helena Island. The Gullah are known for preserving more of their African linguistic and cultural heritage than any other African-American community in the United States. Hilton Head Island, South Carolina hosts a month-long "Gullah Celebration" in February. The 2011 schedule of events will include De Aarts Ob We People XII Art Show & Sale, an Ol’ Fashioned Gullah Breakfast, National Freedom Day Parade and Program, A Gullah Film Fest Series, A Taste of Gullah – Food & Entertainment, The Arts, Crafts & Food Expo on Presidents Day Weekend, and The Youth Musical. Experience authentic Gullah crafts, storytelling, food, entertainment, and more.
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Graham Lane Plantation: Graham Lane Plantation
Graham Lane Plantation is an exclusive Hilton Head Island community located between Old House Creek and Jarvis Creek. This peaceful, serene setting offers 24 generous-sized home sites with wooded, marsh, and creek views. Ownership includes rights to ... More On This Community
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The Lyons: PORT ROYAL
The Lyons Villas at Port Royal Village on Hilton Head Island, SC is gorgously snuggled in a heavily treed and maintained plantation environment which includes two 18 hold championship quality golf courses and multi-surface tennis courts. From your Ly... More On This Community
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Cordillo Courts: FOREST BEACH
Cordillo Courts is located in South Forest Beach on Hilton Head, SC. Much like its sister community to the north, South Forest Beach is just a short walk to the ocean and just minutes away from the dining and shopping found along South Forest Beach ... More On This Community
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Shipyard: SHIPYARD
Shipyard Plantation stretches across over 800 wooded and fairway-lined acres off Highway 278, between Palmetto Dunes and Sea Pines. Shipyard offers residential living as well as a quiet location for vacationers renting property. Within Shipyard are a... More On This Community
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Village House: PORT ROYAL
Village House at Port Royal Village on Hilton Head, SC is gorgeously nestled in a heavily treed and maintained plantation environment which includes two 18 hold championship quality golf courses and multi-surface tennis courts. From your Village Hous... More On This Community
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Abbey Glen: Abbey Glen
Abbey Glenn is located in Hardeeville, South Carolina, just west of Hilton Head. This exciting new community offers 112 distinctive one-story ranch-style condominiums. Offering the privacy of single-family living with all the benefits of condo livin... More On This Community
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Bluffton/Off Plantation: Bluffton/Off Plantation
The Town of Bluffton is located in Beaufort County, the southernmost coastal county in South Carolina. It is located on a high bluff overseeing the May River, a unspoiled waterway that has strongly contributed to the Town's history and continued succ... More On This Community
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Lighthouse I Villas: SEA PINES
Lighthouse I Villas is a private community situated in Sea Pines on Hilton Head Island, SC. In 1956, Charles Fraser developed Sea Pines into the first private plantation community on the island. Sea Pines is one of the largest residential and resort... More On This Community
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Port Royal Village: PORT ROYAL
Port Royal Village on Hilton Head Island, SC is beautifully snuggled in a heavily treed and maintained plantation environment which includes two 18 hold championship quality golf courses and multi-surface tennis courts. From your Devonshire property,... More On This Community
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Woodbine Villas: SEA PINES
Woodbine Villas is a private community locates between Harbour Town and the ocean in Sea Pines on Hilton Head Island, SC. In 1956, Charles Fraser developed Sea Pines into the first private plantation community on the island. Sea Pines is one of the ... More On This Community
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