A cemetery with a view, St. Andrews sits right on the edge of the marshes and the light there is just spectacular. It lights up the trees like they’ve been dipped in gold!
The cemetery was established in the mid-1700’s and the land eventually donated to the local Episcopalian church.
Oh, this lovely lady. No wonder she’s the most photographed monument in the place. So many colors. SO MUCH MOSS. I miss moss.
Tabby grave markers are some of the rarest type to be found and there several here at the cemetery including one with limewash still holding strong. You can see them starting at the 11 second mark in the video and in the center of the photo below all lit up with the slanting afternoon light.
Sapelo Island is across the way and its history is tied to this cemetery with sweat and blood and rice and salt water. I recommend reading up on Thomas Spalding, the Igbo Revolt, and Gullah Geechee and Hog Hammock on Sapelo. And I have plans to visit the island within the next few months so I’ll be sure to share more of that/their history when I do.
A short slideshow of some funerary art (peep that wheat sheaf!) and the overall moody vibe of the place. Not pictured: bitey bugs even though it was 50 degrees. I do NOT MISS SAND GNATS.
Saint Andrews Cemetery
1052 St Andrews Cemetery Rd SE
Darien, GA 31305
