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Sapelo IslandSapelo Island is a state-protected island off the coast of the U.S. state of Georgia. Hogs Hammock Is the small village on the island. The village includes a general store, bar, and other small businesses. There are two active chruches in the town. Most inhabitants of the town are African American, and have been living on the island for generations. The villagers must bring over all supplies from the mainland or purchase in the small store on the island. The kids of Hogs Hammock take the ferry to town and take a bus to school The island Over 99% of the island is owned by the Georgia DNR. The DNR manages the island and the 13 miles of marsh surronding the island. There are two places to stay on the island. One is a primitive camping site on Carbetta Island, which is a small island conntected to Sapelo. The camp site is very popular, and it is booked full for over 3 years at the time of writing this. Also is the Reynolds Mansion. See below Reynolds Mansion In the early 1800's Thomas Spalding bought the island and developed it into a plantation. Spalding sold live oak for shipbuilding, introduced irrigation ditches, and cultivated sea island cotton, corn, and sugar cane. By the early twentieth century the International Road Races were attracting notables from the motor world to Savannah. One attendee was Howard Coffin, founder of the Hudson Motor Company in Detroit. In 1911, he and his wife purchased Sapelo Island. Like Spalding, the Coffins embarked on numerous projects. Miles of shell-covered roads were laid, creeks were bridged, old fields were cultivated and large tracts were set aside for cattle grazing. The Coffins also renovated and enlarged the Spalding house, creating an island paradise unsurpassed on the coast. R. J. Reynolds, of R.J. Reynolds Tobacco, owned Sapelo from 1933 until 1965, and continued the tradition of agricultural experimentation of the previous owners.
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