Bacon Park Area/Sandfly in Savannah in Chatham County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Sandfly
Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2009
1. Sandfly Marker
Established by African Americans in the nineteenth century, Sandfly is centered around the intersection of Montgomery Crossroad and Skidaway Road. Many families in this community trace their ancestry to former slaves from nearby Wormsloe Plantation, bought land as free persons, and established homes and churches. After 1870 Central Avenue became the main route for the Industrial Streetcar System, making Sandfly a crossroads between the city of Savannah and Wormsloe Plantation, Bethesda Home for Boys, Isle of Hope, and Pinpoint. Sandfly continues to thrive as a historic African-American community.
Erected 2003 by Georgia Historical Society , Sandfly Community Betterment Association, Inc. (Marker Number 25-17.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Georgia Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1870.
Location. 31° 59.389′ N, 81° 4.556′ W. Marker is in Savannah, Georgia, in Chatham County. It is in the Bacon Park Area/Sandfly. It is on Skidaway Road near Montgomery
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Regionally, this marker is in the Coastal Plain and on the Georgia Coast and the Golden Isles. It is also in the American 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: Isle of Hope (approx. 0.6 miles away); Isle of Hope Methodist Church (approx. 1.1 miles away); a different marker also named Isle of Hope (approx. 1.2 miles away); Mercer Auto Camp (approx. 1.3 miles away); Noble Jones Wormslow (approx. 1.6 miles away); Byrd Cookie Company (approx. 1.9 miles away); Bethesda (approx. 2.4 miles away);
Photographed by Mike Stroud, January 18, 2009
2. Sandfly Marker
The marker is at the intersection of Montgomery Crossroad and Skidaway Road, seen in the background.
Also see . . . Marker Monday: Sandfly. Georgia Historical Society website entry (Submitted on January 2, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Photographed by Mike Stroud, January 18, 2009
3. Sandfly Marker near Speedwell United Methodist Church
Credits. This page was last revised on January 2, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 27, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 2,387 times since then and 86 times this year. Last updated on October 21, 2015, by Byron Hooks of Sandy Springs, Georgia. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 27, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
