Daufuskie Pier
by Renee Sullivan
Title
Daufuskie Pier
Artist
Renee Sullivan
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
This is the pier at Daufuskie Island. Daufuskie is only minutes from Hilton Head, South Carolina, but it feels like you are going back 100 years in time. Daufuskie is a rare find that can only be visited by private boats or public ferries. To this day it is not connected to the mainland, and most of the island still has dirt roads. It is rich in history and nature, with one of the most beautiful and pristine beaches on the East Coast.
Daufuskie Island is a residential sea island between Savannah, Georgia and Hilton Head Island, South Carolina about 2.75 miles (4.43 km) offshore. The total island surface is only 8 square miles (21 km2) within the maximum length of 5 miles (8.0 km) and maximum width of 2.5 miles (4.0 km).
Daufuskie has a full-time population of around 250. There are two resorts, a private residential community, and a large undeveloped tract of lands identified as residential property. The island was named a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places due to its Gullah and Civil War history.
The island's recorded history traces back to Pre Revolutionary War times. The island was home to a sizable population of Gullah inhabitants from the end of the Civil War until very recently. Gullah are the descendants of freed slaves. The 1988 Jimmy Buffett song, "The Prince Of Tides" laments the urbanization of the island and loss of the Gullah. The 1972 Pat Conroy book The Water is Wide was set on Daufuskie, fictionalized as Yamacraw Island. The book recounts Mr. Conroy's experiences teaching on the island in the 1960s.
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January 15th, 2014
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