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Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor
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Emory Campbell, Chairperson

Michael Allen, NPS Gullah Geechee Coordinator

Fort Sumter National Monument/Charles Pinckney National Historic Site                     

1214 Middle Street Sullivans Island, SC 29482

(843) 881.5516 ext. 12

Spanish moss hanging from Live Oak trees  

Did You Know?
"Spanish Moss" (Tillandsia usneoides) is not a moss and is actually a cousin of the pineapple! Its name derives from Native Americans who joked that it looked very much like the beards of the Spanish settlers. Castillo de San Marcos National Monument, Florida

Last Updated: December 24, 2008 at 10:33 EST