- Collection:
- Georgia Historical Markers
- Title:
- Sandfly historical marker
- Creator:
- Seibert, David, 1941-2020
- Date of Original:
- 1996/2014
- Subject:
- Historical markers--Georgia--Chatham County
Communities--Georgia--Sandfly - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, 32.08354, -81.09983
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Location: Skidaway Rd., Montgomery Crossroad and Central Ave., Savannah
Text of marker: "Sandfly. Established by African Americans in the nineteenth century, Sandfly is centered around the intersection of Mongomery Crossroad and Skidaway Road. Many families in this community trace their ancestry to former slaves from nearby Wormsloe Plantation who bought land as free persons and established homes and churches. After 1870 Central Avenue became the main route for the Industrial Streetcar System, making Sandfly a crossroads between the city of Savannah and Wormsloe Plantation, Bethesda Home for Boys, and Isle of Hope. Sandfly continues to thrive as a historic African-American community. 2003.7 Erected by the Georgia Historical Society and the Sandfly Community Betterment Association, Inc. 25-17" - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_ghm_sandfly
- Digital Object URL:
- http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ghm_sandfly
- Language:
- eng
- Rights Holder:
- Copyright held by David Seibert. Please contact markers@davidseibert.com about commercial reproduction and use
- Holding Institution:
- Digital Library of Georgia
- Rights:
-
