Wahoo Island is a

tidal island A tidal island is a piece of land that is connected to the mainland by a natural or man-made causeway that is exposed at low tide and submerged at high tide. Because of the mystique surrounding tidal islands, many of them have been sites of ...

located on the

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in McIntosh County, Georgia.

History

The area of the island had been known as the Wawhooo Islands by the local Native population. In 1760 John Barber petitioned General Oglethorpe, who was governor of the colony of Georgia, to grant hammocks on the south side of the South New port River, in what is now McIntosh County. He was requesting confirmation of his rights to the land. He had already settled there years earlier. In August 2010 the United States Coast Guard rescued two men on the island after their airboat was disabled.

Name origin

The name Wahoo is said to have come from

Creek A creek in North America and elsewhere, such as Australia, is a stream that is usually smaller than a river. In the British Isles it is a small tidal inlet. Creek may also refer to: People * Creek people, also known as Muscogee, Native Americans ...

word'' ûhawhu'', meaning cork or winged elm.

References

Barrier islands of Georgia (U.S. state) Islands of McIntosh County, Georgia {{GeorgiaUS-stub