GREEN POND HISTORICAL AND PRESERVATION SOCIETY, INC
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Green Pond Historical & Preservation Society

The Gem of the Lowcountry

Honoring the layered history of the Chehaw / Combahee Historic District — from Indigenous Chehaw homelands to the antebellum rice fields and the 1863 Combahee Raid — and the Gullah Geechee descendants whose language, foodways, music, and craft still cultivate the Lowcountry today.

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Two heritages. One Lowcountry.

Aerial view of former rice impoundments along the Combahee River, with antebellum banks and ditches.

01 Chehaw / Combahee

02 Gullah Geechee Heritage

02 Gullah Geechee Heritage

The rivers and tidal lands of Colleton County hold a history older than the state itself — Indigenous Chehaw homelands, antebellum rice fields engineered through enslaved labor, and the 1863 Combahee Raid that freed more than 700 people.

Close-up of ripe Charleston Gold rice grain heads, golden against green leaves with dark water.

02 Gullah Geechee Heritage

02 Gullah Geechee Heritage

02 Gullah Geechee Heritage

Gullah Geechee people transformed Lowcountry rice into a global commodity — and built a culture of language, foodways, music, and craft that continues today. We celebrate these contributions and the descendants who carry them forward.

Our Mission

GPHPS preserves the story of the Chehaw / Combahee Historic District — Indigenous homelands, rice fields built by enslaved labor, the 1863 Combahee Raid that freed more than 700 people. We honor the Gullah Geechee descendants whose language, foodways, music, and craft still shape the Lowcountry today.

There are many ways to support our mission.

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Join the community committed to preserving the history of the Chehaw / Combahee Historic District. Memberships from $10.

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Bring your time, skills, or stories. From archive work to event support, every hand helps move our work forward.

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Your gift directly supports preservation projects, educational programming, and the safekeeping of Lowcountry stories.

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Every family carries this history.

If you're a descendant, neighbor, or community member with memories, photographs, or family histories tied to Green Pond, the Combahee, or Gullah Geechee heritage — we invite you to add your voice to the archive.

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Green Pond Historical & Preservation Society is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. 

All donations are tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law.

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