Robert Roebling and his wife, Dorothy, moved to Skidaway in the 1930s and bought Modena Plantation, then a hunting preserve. They turned the 800-acre spread into a working plantation that produced ...

After passage by the legislature, all of the registered voters in the proposed incorporated area, in this case all of Skidaway Island, including the South Harbor and Modena neighborhoods, would ...

Paradise Stolen Black families were cheated out of their land on Skidaway Island. Now it’s a wealthy white enclave. Alexia Fernández Campbell and Pratheek Rebala July+August 2024 Issue ...

SKIDAWAY ISLAND, Ga. -- Sometimes it takes an outsider to draw attention to something that's been obvious the whole time. That's what locals say about their newfound desire to change the name of ...

Local historians say the creek is named after slaves from the Modena Plantation on Skidaway Island who escaped during the Civil War and tried to cross the water to Union-occupied coastal islands ...

The 6,595-square-foot residence, with four bedrooms and five-and-a-half bathrooms, is part of the exclusive Modena Island community on Skidaway Island.

By then, development of the Skidaway Island colony was well underway—the freedmen had elected a governor and appointed a sheriff. Families farmed potatoes, snap beans, and cucumbers on their lots.

Runaway Negro Creek is no more. It's now called Freedom Creek. The U.S. Board of Geographic Names voted Thursday to rename the 1.5-mile creek near Skidaway Island. Opponents of the creek's former ...

Karen Dove Barr, a resident of the lavish gated community known as The Landings on Skidaway Island, reflects on the land’s cruel history.Once a haven for newly emancipated Black families, the ...

CHATHAM COUNTY, GA (WTOC) - Voters have chosen to not incorporate Skidaway Island into its own city. Voter turnout was at 72.51 percent. 3,656 voted against the measure, with 2,193 voting for the ...