Category Archives: Harris Neck GA
Military Ruins, Harris Neck
This is a remnant of the short-lived Harris Neck Air Base, a submarine air reconnaissance facility in World War II. Its creation displaced numerous black farmers from family lands held for generations.
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Gould’s Cemetery, Harris Neck
This historic, yet relatively unknown cemetery, is the final resting place of many ex-slaves and their descendants born in the first generation after slavery. It is well-maintained and easily accessible through the Harris Neck National Wildlife Refuge, McIntosh County, Georgia.
Filed under --MCINTOSH COUNTY GA--, Harris Neck GA
Headstone of Mark Baisden, Ex-Slave
1778? – April 18, 1882, Aged 103 Years
He was leader of the Christian Society from which the First African Baptist Church of Harris Neck was organized
And his wife, Catherine Baisden
July 4, 1823 – August 11, 1910
Gould’s Cemetery
Filed under --MCINTOSH COUNTY GA--, Harris Neck GA
Headstone of Morris Jenkins, Ex-Slave
November 28, 1807 – May 26, 1900
Gould’s Cemetery
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Headstone of Reverend B. H. Renear, Ex-Slave
1854? – March 20, 1904, Died at Lacey, Georgia
Gould’s Cemetery
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Headstone of Margret Procter, Ex-Slave
February 12, 1862 – September 26, 1930
Gould’s Cemetery
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Amelia S. Dawley, African-American Pioneer
Gould’s Cemetery
Filed under --MCINTOSH COUNTY GA--, Harris Neck GA
