Hog Hammock, Georgia
Hogg Hummock Historic District | |
A historic structure in Hog Hammock | |
| Location | E side of Sapelo Island, Hog Hammock, Georgia |
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| Coordinates | 31°25′26″N 81°15′45″W / 31.4238°N 81.2626°W |
| Area | 427 acres (173 ha) |
| Built | 1878 |
| NRHP reference No. | 96000917 |
| Added to NRHP | September 6, 1996 |
Hog Hammock is an African-American community on Sapelo Island, a barrier island of the U.S. state of Georgia. The island is near the port of Darien, Georgia about 45 miles (72 km) south of Savannah.
The entire 427-acre (173 ha) community was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996 as Hog Hammock Historic District. In 1996 it included 59 contributing buildings, 16 contributing structures, and five contributing sites as well as 47 non-contributing buildings such as trailer homes.
Its principal historic resources are about 50 one-story historic homes that are all small and simple vernacular buildings, most covered with weatherboard and some by board and batten or other siding.