Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation's 2022 Places in Peril List
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Wednesday, November 17, 2021 • • General
African American Places in Peril include: Red Oak Creek Covered Bridge, Thicket Ruins, Imperial Hotel, Georgia B. Williams Nursing Home, Good Shepherd Episcopal School and the West Broad Street School.
Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation's 2022 Places in Peril List
Historic properties are selected for listing based on several criteria:
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Sites must be listed or eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places or the Georgia Register of Historic Places.
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Sites must be subject to a serious threat to their existence or historical, architectural and/or archeological integrity.
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There must be a demonstrable level of community commitment and support for the preservation of listed sites.
African American Places in Peril include: Red Oak Creek Covered Bridge, Thicket Ruins, Imperial Hotel, Georgia B. Williams Nursing Home, Good Shepherd Episcopal School and the West Broad Street School.
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Thursday, May 1, 2025 • • General
Historic Charleston Foundation (HCF) is proud to announce a generous $1.25 million grant from the Mellon Foundation to complete the rehabilitation of the historic Pine Tree Hotel and adjacent Skeeta Beach Lounge for the newly formed Historical Mosquito Beach Foundation.
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Saturday, April 19, 2025 • • General
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - A sacred piece of Charleston's past is getting a 21st-century safeguard.
The Charleston Humane and Friendly Cemetery in the heart of the Holy City is now part of a cutting-edge digital project aimed not just at preserving graves, but also at honoring legacies and connecting descendants to their roots.
With headstones dating back to the 1800s, the Humane and Friendly Society Cemetery in Charleston is more than just a final resting place, it's a living archive of African American history. The cemetery was founded in 1802 and established its cemetery in 1856, according to the Preservation Society of Charleston.
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Saturday, March 1, 2025 • • General
DANVILLE, Va. (AP) — A decision to move the remains of hundreds African American tenant farmers from a former Virginia tobacco plantation to a dedicated burial ground has elicited a range of emotions among the sharecroppers' descendants.
Some worry about the implications of disturbing the graves of people who were exploited and enslaved. Others hope the remains can be identified and reburied with more respect than they were afforded in life.
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