Behavior Cemetery is an active cemetery believed to have been in existence prior to the Civil War. It now serves as a burial ground for the descendants of the earliest Black families who have called Sapelo Island home.
Boston Gardner’s grave features a clock. The clock likely represents the passing of time.
The cemetery was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. The cemetery features many handmade markers that span several decades and more recent granite markers. Burial patterns are not in rows, and the older burials towards the middle and back of the cemetery.
Vases can be seen in many cemeteries, especially coastal ones. Liberty Bell, 1900-1912A fleur de lis next to the grave of Isabella Robinson, 1858-1889. In religion, it can represent the Holy Trinity. Additionally, some enslaved men and women were branded with a fleur de lis as punishment for trying to escape bondage. Glasco Grovner, 1856-1928Mary Lemon, 1906-1919. The star motif can be seen in many coastal cemeteries. Deacon Grant Johnson, 1892-1956. The letter stamping is common method to mark headstones.A modern mementoI believe these are giant checkers. If you look closely, you can see the rebar and the mesh. It gives an idea of how some of these markers were made.
