Wakulla is a

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(CDP) in

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, United States. During the 2010 census, the population was reported to be 105.

History

Wakulla was settled in 1860 and named by Colonel Peter P. Smith reportedly using a local indigenous name meaning "clear water" in reference to nearby springs.

Geography

Wakulla is located at (34.729295, -79.220714). According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , all land. The Wakulla community is generally considered to be located between the roads of Rev. Bill and Doc Henderson, and to extend to Mt. Zion and Beaver Dam Roads, with its center being at Oxendine Elementary School and Cherokee Chapel Holiness Methodist Church.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2010, there were 150 people living in the CDP. The

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was 177.18 people per square mile. The racial makeup of the CDP was: * 86.67% Native American * 12.38%

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* 3.81%

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of any race * 0.95%

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* 0.00%

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* 0.00% other races * 0.00% of two or more races

Oxendine family

Luther and Susan L. Oxendine were the first Native American family to own land in Wakulla. They donated this land, partially to help establish Oxendine Elementary School and Cherokee Chapel Holiness Methodist Church.

Oxendine School

The school was built on land donated by the Oxendines in 1910. It burned down twice and was rebuilt twice. The school is still standing and functions to this day.

Cherokee Chapel Holiness Methodist Church

The church started as a brush arbor in 1914 and was built on land donated by Luther and Susan L. Oxendine in 1915. It was originally called Wakulla Mission. It celebrated its 100-year anniversary in 2014, making it one of the oldest Native American-founded churches in existence. Cherokee Chapel Holiness Methodist Church is a part of the

Lumber River Conference of the Holiness Methodist Church The Lumber River Conference of the Holiness Methodist Church is a Methodist connexion within the holiness movement. The foundation of the Lumber River Conference of the Holiness Methodist Church is part of the history of Methodism in the United ...

, sometimes referred to as "

Lumbee The Lumbee are a Native American people primarily centered in Robeson, Hoke, Cumberland and Scotland counties in North Carolina. They also live in surrounding states and Baltimore, Maryland. The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina is a state-recog ...

" River Holiness Methodist Church Conference, the oldest and to date the only Native American-founded church conference.Lumber River Conference of the Holiness Methodist Church
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Notable people

* Julian Pierce (1946-1988) - Lumbee politician and slain civil rights leader *

William S. McArthur William Surles McArthur Jr. (born July 26, 1951) is a retired United States Army colonel and NASA astronaut and a veteran of three Space Shuttle missions and one expedition to the International Space Station via the Russian Soyuz capsule. Army ...

(1951-) - astronaut

References

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