Gullah Geechee Signs Erected On Route 17

The  Gullah Geechee people of Horry County and members of the Horry County Government will officially welcome two historical signs erected  along Highway 17.  One is located at the SC border entering the county from NC and the other near Murrells Inlet at the border between Georgetown and Horry Counties.  “The presence of these signs today represents a lot of hard work that came before them. The work began in the early 1980s when most of it had to do with raising awareness, telling the story and educating the people,” claims Veronica D. Gerald English professor at Coastal Carolina University and Vice Chairman of the Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Commission. These signs will tell drivers that they are travelling along the Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor, and  they  recognize the Gullah Geechee people, their heritage and contributions.

This corridor is comprised of  the coastal regions (and thirty miles inland) beginning around Pender County, NC and continuing along Highway 17 to St. Augustine, FL, thus making Horry county a part of a  nationally recognized Heritage Area. 

The signs placed in Horry County are two of nearly 100 signs placed along the corridor in NC, FL, GA, and SC.

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