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Phillip Washington
Sandy Island was founded by a man named Phillip Washington in 1880 as a freedman community. Originally, the area was named Mt. Rena, after the Gullah term which meant a mountain of sand. Over time, the name Sandy Island became the name. Before establishing Sandy Island, Washington was a slave driver for Captain Petigru who…
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Coastal Carolina University
American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
South Carolina Historical Society
Association for Cultural Equity
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The Athenaeum Press at Coastal Carolina University
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This project is supported by The Dorothy and Gaylord Donnelley Foundation
The National Historic Preservation of Records Commission
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Project Coordinator: Alli Crandell, Coastal Carolina University
(843) 349-2947