Cooper River Cemetery
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Cooper River Cemetery

Daufuskie Landing, Beaufort County, South Carolina, USA

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  • Get directions Cooper River Landing Rd
    Daufuskie Landing, South Carolina, USA
    Coordinates: 32.13270, -80.87033
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A very important segment of Daufuskie Island Gullah life was providing a proper burial for loved ones. Cemeteries were usually set next to moving water in keeping with the Gullah belief that the soul would travel home to Africa via the water. This cemetery borders the Cooper River. There are grave markers in the cemetery dating as early as 1917, but the cemetery itself dates back to plantation days.
(From Daufuskie Island Historical Foundation Guide)
A very important segment of Daufuskie Island Gullah life was providing a proper burial for loved ones. Cemeteries were usually set next to moving water in keeping with the Gullah belief that the soul would travel home to Africa via the water. This cemetery borders the Cooper River. There are grave markers in the cemetery dating as early as 1917, but the cemetery itself dates back to plantation days.
(From Daufuskie Island Historical Foundation Guide)

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