In November 2018, the Wanderer Memory Trail was opened on Jekyll Island. The trail is the second memorial to be placed on the south end of the island in tribute to the enslaved passengers of the Wanderer, the last known slave ship to land in Georgia and one of the last known slave ships to arrive in the U.S. The trail rests along the banks of the Jekyll River, near the point where the Wanderer illegally came ashore on November 28, 1858, with more than 400 enslaved Africans on board. Interactive exhibits walk visitors through the moving true story of the journey from capture to freedom of Umwalla, a young African boy brought to America on that ship 160 years ago. During the month of February, in celebration of Black History Month, guided tours will take place at the trail at 2:00 p.m. each Saturday. For more information, visit jekyllisland.com. (Photo courtesy of Jekyll Island Authority)
Photo courtesy of Jekyll Island Authority
