Low Country Gullah Culture - Special resource study and final environmental impact statement
National Park Service. 2005. Low Country Gullah Culture - Special resource study and final environmental impact statement. NPS Special Resource Study. National Park Service, Department of the Interior
The Low Country Gullah Culture Special Resource Study as authorized by Congress to determine whether or not the National Park Service should have a role in preserving Gullah culture and if so, what that role might be. This study focuses on the life ways and traditions of a living culture in the Low Country and Sea Islands, a semi-tropical area filled with palmetto trees and live oaks draped with Spanish moss that lies along the southeastern coast of the United States. The Sea Islands are situated just off the coasts of South Carolina and Georgia and are separated from the mainland by a maze of creeks, gently meandering tidal rivers, and marsh lands. The influence of the ocean on the coastal plain extends about 30 miles inland with the flow of tidewater rivers. Boundary lines of many coastal counties, as well as the boundaries of this study, reflect this natural demarcation.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- National Park Service
- Date of Issue
- 2005-07
- Publisher
- National Park Service, Department of the Interior
- Units
- CHPI , HIST
- Keywords
- Civil War, Cultural Resources, Culture, Economy, ehistory, Geechee Culture, Gullah Culture, History, Language, Low Country, plantation, Rice Production, Sea Islands, Slavery, Society, South Carolina