Pin Point Heritage Museum
About 12 miles south of downtown Savannah, overlooking the marshes along the Moon River, this fascinating museum commemorates the history of the local Gullah/Geechee community. The site is located in the old A.S. Varn & Son oyster and crab factory, which closed in 1985. Pin Point is a tiny Gullah fishing community founded in 1896 by former slaves and their descendants, from Ossabaw and the surrounding islands. The Sweetfield of Eden Baptist Church (still here) was founded 1 year later. Current Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas was born in Pin Point in 1948; his family spoke Gullah as a first language (Gullah is the historic creole language of the Low Country, based heavily on West African languages). Note the limited opening hours.
About 12 miles south of downtown Savannah, overlooking the marshes along the Moon River, this fascinating museum commemorates the history of the local Gullah/Geechee community. The site is located in the old A.S. Varn & Son oyster and crab factory, which closed in 1985. Pin Point is a tiny Gullah fishing community founded in 1896 by former slaves and their descendants, from Ossabaw and the surrounding islands. The Sweetfield of Eden Baptist Church (still here) was founded 1 year later. Current Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas was born in Pin Point in 1948; his family spoke Gullah as a first language (Gullah is the historic creole language of the Low Country, based heavily on West African languages). Note the limited opening hours.
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