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The Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor was designated by the Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage Act, passed by Congress Oct. 12, 2006. Map: North Carolina Gullah Geechee Greenway/Blueway Heritage Trail Project A grassroots effort to connect the Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor with the East Coast Greenway in Brunswick County will receive assistance from the National Park Service. The project was one of 14 recently selected out of 30 applications from communities throughout the South Atlantic-Gulf region by the National Park Service, which will provide consultation services to bo...

Southern Poverty Law Center Adds 64 Military-Connected Places to List of Confederate Memorials Buchanan House, home to the Superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy, is among the list of places identified by the Southern Poverty Law Center as honoring Confederates. It is named for Franklin Buchanan, the school's first superintendent, who resigned to fight for the Confederacy. (U.S. Naval Academy/Flickr) 26 May 2021 The Southern Poverty Law Center has added 64 locations -- roads, memorials, buildings and monuments -- to its list of U.S. military-affiliated places honoring those who served with ...