"HOG HAMMOCK, Sapelo Island, Ga. — Everyone was talking about Franny's new double-wide trailer.
At the fishing creek. Outside the country store. And at the only bar on this sea-battered island settled by freed slaves 150 years ago.
The mobile home came by barge, and its arrival on Sapelo, which is threatened by climate change and demographic decline, was like a statement of perseverance. Things are at risk of disappearing here: shoreline, culture, people. And the double-wide challenged that notion by saying Franny Bailey is here to stay.
Charging down the main road in a rickety golf cart last summer, I rode past green cedars, cypress, sugarberry and holly oaks. Rows of tall pines made a dense habitat for hogs, wild cows, alligators and snakes. The beaches have been trampled by storms but not by many people. Though that seems to be changing. Island residents are facing pressures from new homeowners who are attracted to the island's scenery and simplicity."
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