Pin Point is an
unincorporated communityIn law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality. To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city or town with its own government. Thus, an unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
in
Chatham CountyChatham County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. The county seat and largest city is Savannah, Georgia. In the official US Census of 2000, Chatham County had a total population of 232,048. However, the latest US Census estimate indicates that this figure has grown to 251,120,...
,
GeorgiaGeorgia is a state in the United States. One of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against British rule in the American Revolution, it had been the last of the Thirteen Colonies to be established, in 1733. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January...
, in the
United StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
; it is located 18 km (11 miles) from
Savannah, GeorgiaSavannah is the largest city in, and the county seat of, Chatham County, Georgia, USA. Savannah was established in 1733 and was the first colonial and state capital of Georgia...
, at . Pin Point is part of the Savannah
Metropolitan Statistical AreaThe Savannah Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of three counties in Georgia, anchored by the city of Savannah. As of the 2000 census, the MSA had a population of 293,000...
.
The town is best known as the birthplace of
Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court of the United States is the highest judicial body in the United States, and leads the federal judiciary. It consists of the Chief Justice of the United States and eight Associate Justices, who are nominated by the President and confirmed with the "advice and consent" of the Senate...
Justice
Clarence ThomasClarence Thomas is an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, having served since 1991. Justice Thomas is the second African American to serve on the nation's highest court, after Justice Thurgood Marshall, whom he succeeded.Thomas grew up in Georgia, and graduated from...
(the sign announcing the town says as much).
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/21/AR2007042101475.html?hpid=moreheadlines
A rural settlement founded by freed
slavesSlavery is a form of forced labor in which people are considered to be the property of others. Slaves can be held against their will from the time of their capture, purchase or birth, and deprived of the right to leave, to refuse to work, or to receive compensation...
after the
American Civil WarThe American Civil War , also known as the War Between the States and several other names, was a civil war in the United States of America. Eleven Southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America...
, Pin Point is 1.6 km (1 mile) wide and 2.5 km (a mile and a half) long, and has been accessible by paved roads for some years.
Pinpoint is a small predominantly African American community that has a well-established community of
GullahThe Gullah are African Americans who live in the Low Country region of South Carolina and Georgia, which includes both the coastal plain and the Sea Islands...
speakers, a creole language which draws heavily from West African languages.
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Pin Point is an
unincorporated communityIn law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality. To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city or town with its own government. Thus, an unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
in
Chatham CountyChatham County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. The county seat and largest city is Savannah, Georgia. In the official US Census of 2000, Chatham County had a total population of 232,048. However, the latest US Census estimate indicates that this figure has grown to 251,120,...
,
GeorgiaGeorgia is a state in the United States. One of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against British rule in the American Revolution, it had been the last of the Thirteen Colonies to be established, in 1733. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January...
, in the
United StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
; it is located 18 km (11 miles) from
Savannah, GeorgiaSavannah is the largest city in, and the county seat of, Chatham County, Georgia, USA. Savannah was established in 1733 and was the first colonial and state capital of Georgia...
, at . Pin Point is part of the Savannah
Metropolitan Statistical AreaThe Savannah Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of three counties in Georgia, anchored by the city of Savannah. As of the 2000 census, the MSA had a population of 293,000...
.
The town is best known as the birthplace of
Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court of the United States is the highest judicial body in the United States, and leads the federal judiciary. It consists of the Chief Justice of the United States and eight Associate Justices, who are nominated by the President and confirmed with the "advice and consent" of the Senate...
Justice
Clarence ThomasClarence Thomas is an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, having served since 1991. Justice Thomas is the second African American to serve on the nation's highest court, after Justice Thurgood Marshall, whom he succeeded.Thomas grew up in Georgia, and graduated from...
(the sign announcing the town says as much).
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/21/AR2007042101475.html?hpid=moreheadlines
A rural settlement founded by freed
slavesSlavery is a form of forced labor in which people are considered to be the property of others. Slaves can be held against their will from the time of their capture, purchase or birth, and deprived of the right to leave, to refuse to work, or to receive compensation...
after the
American Civil WarThe American Civil War , also known as the War Between the States and several other names, was a civil war in the United States of America. Eleven Southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America...
, Pin Point is 1.6 km (1 mile) wide and 2.5 km (a mile and a half) long, and has been accessible by paved roads for some years.
Pinpoint is a small predominantly African American community that has a well-established community of
GullahThe Gullah are African Americans who live in the Low Country region of South Carolina and Georgia, which includes both the coastal plain and the Sea Islands...
speakers, a creole language which draws heavily from West African languages. It is continuously growing and developing today.