2011年5月17日星期二

which has marine research facilities here

SAPELO ISLAND
I came to Sapelo Island primarily to see Hog Hammock, Georgia's only remaining Gullah community, inhabited by the descendants of slaves. Yet here I am in the basement of the Reynolds Mansion cheap designer sunglasses, ogling the bowling alley, ping pong table, bar and billiards table and wondering if I have 15 fun-loving friends who'd want to join me in renting the place for a couple nights.
The two locations are linked by history.
In the early 19th century, Thomas Spalding Bvlgari Sunglasses, who owned several hundred slaves, farmed cotton and sugarcane on the southern part of the island. After the Civil War, the former slaves formed communities on Sapelo, where they spoke their own language, Gullah. Hog Hammock is the only one remaining. It has dwindled to about 55 residents who hold the only private property on the island Police Sunglasses. The rest of the island is owned and administered by the state and the University of Georgia, which has marine research facilities here.

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