Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor

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Gullah Geechee Information

The Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor extends from Wilmington, North Carolina in the north to Jacksonville, Florida in the south.

It is home to one of America's most unique cultures, a tradition first shaped by captive Africans brought to the southern United States from West Africa and continued in later generations by their descendents.

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1214 Middle Street
Sullivans Island , SC

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