The Middle Passage and Tybee Island, Georgia

Photographed by Craig Doda, November 12, 2022

1. The Middle Passage and Tybee Island, Georgia Marker

Inscription.
In 2019, Tybee Island was designated a UNESCO Site of Memory as a documented trans-Atlantic location where kidnapped African men, women, and children who survived the Middle Passage arrived. Fifty-three ports line the coast of the continental United States from Maine to Texas where captive Africans disembarked after their horrific journey across the ocean. The Middle Passage was a voyage lasting approximately twenty-one to ninety days that followed a path across the Atlantic Ocean from Africa to the Americas. Between 1795 and 1803, three ships departed Africa bound for Georgia and arrived at Tybee Island. Of the 796 captive Africans on board these vessels, 667 arrived and 129 perished.

This marker is dedicated to the memory of the 12 million kidnapped African men, women, and children who were forced onto ships in Africa, transported against their will to the Americas, and enslaved.

Erected 2022 by Tybee Island Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Industry & Commerce • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 2019.

Location. This marker has been replaced by another marker nearby.

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It was located near 32° 1.311′ N, 80° 50.662′ W. Marker was on Tybee Island, Georgia, in Chatham County. It was on Meddin Drive north of Gulick Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 1 Meddin Dr, Tybee Island GA 31328, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker was in Georgia’s Coastal Plain, on the Georgia Coast and the Golden Isles,

in Greater Savannah,

and on the Sea Islands.

It was also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

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

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it found 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 walking distance of this location: The Middle Passage UNESCO Site of Memory Tybee Island, Georgia (here, next to this marker);

Photographed by Craig Doda, November 12, 2022

2. The Middle Passage and Tybee Island, Georgia Marker

The Unesco Routes of Enslaved Peoples: (here, next to this marker); Tybee Island’s Lazaretto or Quarantine Station (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named The Middle Passage and Tybee Island, Georgia (here, next to this marker); Tybee Island (here, next to this marker); Henry Sims Morgan (within shouting distance of this marker); The Loss of the HMS Otranto October 1918 (within shouting distance of this marker); H.M.S. Otranto and Fort Screven (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tybee Island.

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. New replacement marker at this location.

Additional keywords. human trafficking

Credits. This page was last revised on August 11, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 18, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 706 times since then and 71 times this year. Last updated on August 10, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 18, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.