Black American heritage After the American Civil War, many Geechee people who had been enslaved remained on St. Simons Island, subsisting on whatever they could harvest from their gardens and the surrounding waters. Many later found jobs with the lumber mills starting in the 1870s. They attended the First African Baptist Church, completed in 1869 by formerly enslaved people from St. Simons Island plantations. Regular services are still held today at the original site on Frederica Road, which has been diligently cared for and renovated through the years.
Black American heritage After the American Civil War many Geechee people who had been enslaved remained on St Simons Island subsisting on whatever they could harvest from their gardens and the surrounding waters Many later found jobs with the lumber mills starting in the 1870s They attended the First African Baptist Church completed in 1869 by formerly enslaved people from St Simons Island plantations Regular services are still held today at the original site on Frederica Road which has been diligently cared for and renovated through the years