Behavior Cemetery

Behavior Cemetery
Nearest city Hog Hammock, Georgia
Coordinates 31°25′43″N 81°16′52″W / 31.42861°N 81.28111°W / 31.42861; -81.28111Coordinates: 31°25′43″N 81°16′52″W / 31.42861°N 81.28111°W / 31.42861; -81.28111
Area 4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built 1898 (1898)
NRHP Reference # 96000915[1]
Added to NRHP August 22, 1996

Behavior Cemetery is a historic cemetery on Sapelo Island outside Hog Hammock, Georgia. The African American cemetery is believed to date to before the American Civil War although the earliest marker is dated to the late 19th century. The cemetery is located on the south end of Sapelo Island, 1‑1/4 miles west of Hog Hammock. An example of African American burial grounds, the cemetery's grave markers include short posts at either end of the graves with epitaphs on wooden boards nailed to the surrounding trees and personal items included with the deceased. More recent tombstones are cement, granite or metal. It may have been a slave burial ground and is located near the former slave quarters of Thomas Spalding's plantation and the Sugar Mill Complex west of the cemetery. It is still in use.[2] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 22, 1996. It is located at the south end of Sapelo Island, 1.25 miles west of Hog Hammock.

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  1. ↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Featured Properties History Month National Park Service

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