Nicholsville in Savannah in Chatham County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

White Bluff • Coffee Bluff

Circa 1827

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 12, 2022

1. White Bluff • Coffee Bluff Marker

Inscription. This is one of four sites historically used by African-Americans in the community to access the water. The White Bluff/Coffee Bluff area is unique in that, primarily because of its relative isolation, the community has been able to preserve many of its Gullah traditions and culture, including folklore, language, food, spirituality, and music. This marker has been placed here to preserve the cultural identity of the White Bluff/Coffee Bluff community.

Erected 2019.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Settlements & Settlers • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1827.

Location. 31° 56.814′ N, 81° 9.492′ W. Marker is in Savannah, Georgia, in Chatham County. It is in Nicholsville. It is on Coffee Bluff Villa Road 0.1 miles west of Oak Pointe Trail when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 367 Coffee Bluff Villa Rd, Savannah GA 31419, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Coastal Plain and on the Georgia Coast and the Golden Isles.

It is also in the American

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South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named White Bluff • Coffee Bluff (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named White Bluff • Coffee Bluff (approx. 0.6 miles away); a different marker also named White Bluff • Coffee Bluff (approx. 1.3 miles away); Nicholsonboro (approx. 1½ miles away); Vernonburg (approx. 2.4 miles away); Capture of the USS "Water Witch" (approx. 2.4 miles away); St. Joseph's Hospital (approx. 2.7 miles away); Beaulieu Plantation (approx. 2.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Savannah.

Also see . . .
1. White Bluff-Coffee Bluff Community. Photo

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 12, 2022

2. White Bluff • Coffee Bluff Marker

gallery of the community founded in 1868 by 200 former slaves, predominantly from nearby St. Catherine's Island. (Savannah Municipal Archives) (Submitted on June 18, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

2. White Bluff, Georgia. Wikipedia entry on the area, which is a collection of small communities. (Submitted on June 18, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Credits. This page was last revised on February 8, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 18, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 1,157 times since then and 96 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 18, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.