United States, Georgia, Bryan County, 32.01322, -81.44247United States, Georgia, Camden County, Cumberland Island, 30.85107, -81.44843United States, Georgia, Chatham County, 31.97402, -81.09243United States, Georgia, Chatham County, Ossabaw Island, 31.80105, -81.09455United States, Georgia, Glynn County, Jekyll Island, 31.07021, -81.42272United States, Georgia, Glynn County, Saint Simons Island, 31.15051, -81.36954United States, Georgia, Liberty County, 31.80723, -81.45626United States, Georgia, McIntosh County, Sapelo Island, 31.39745, -81.27871Sumpter, Althea2006-03-31Encyclopedia article about Geechee and Gullah culture in Georgia. The Gullah and Geechee culture on the Sea Islands of Georgia has retained ethnic traditions from West Africa since the mid-1700s. Although the islands along the southeastern U.S. coast harbor the same collective of West Africans, the name Gullah has come to be the accepted name of the islanders in South Carolina, while Geechee refers to the islanders of Georgia. Modern-day researchers designate the region stretching from Sandy Island, South Carolina, to Amelia Island, Florida, as the Gullah Coast--the locale of the culture that built some of the richest plantations in the South.GSE identifier: SS8H3, SS8H2text/htmlengForms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.Gullahs--GeorgiaSea Islands Creole dialectFolk art--GeorgiaFolk artists--GeorgiaAfrican American folk artists--GeorgiaSlaves--GeorgiaGeechee and Gullah cultureText