Daufuskie History

  • The Tabby Ruins

    The Tabby Ruins
    The tabby Ruins are ruins of old tabby buildings. Tabby is a term used to describe a mixture of oyster shells and sand.
  • The Praise House

    The Praise House
    The Praise house was a small building behind a church where slaves were allowed to worship.
  • Bloody Point Cemetary

    This cemetary has graves dating back to 1870
  • First Union African Baptist Church

    First Union African Baptist Church
    This church was originally used as a school, church, and cemetary, and is still used today as a church.
  • The Council Tree

    The Council Tree
    This tree was a meeting place for white men to sit after church and converse about non church appropriate things like animals and slaves.
  • First Union African Baptist Church Cemetary

    First Union African Baptist Church Cemetary
    This cemetary was founded behind the First Union African Baptist Church.
  • The County Dock

    The County Dock
    This dock's original purpose was to ship oysters to many locations worldwide.
  • The Brothers and Sisters Oyster Society Union Hall

    The Brothers and Sisters Oyster Society Union Hall
    This building was originally the meeting place for the Brothers And Sisters Oyster Society.
  • The Little White School House

    This school was built for the white children on the island.
  • Cooper River Cemetary

    This cemetary was founded near running water in traditional african tradition so that the soul would find its way back to Africa. It is still in use today.
  • The Mary Field Cemetary

    This cemetary was founded to bury the dead of the gullah residents of Daufuskie Island.
  • The Jane Hamilton School

    This School Was Built in the 1930's by WPA workers.
  • Mary Field School

    This school was built on the south side of the island so children would not have to wealk up the entire island to go to school.
  • The Daufuskie Island Farm

    This farm was founded in 2010 and now supplies the island with meat and fresh produce.