an underexplored part of american history. it s more than 90% likely that everyone african-american has at least one relative landing here. while that fact fills me with you a i m disgusted with the fact of which they were brought here in the first place. . the other thing i know about this area is the gullah still hold a lot of the african cult here. it s a very powerful cultural phenomenon. my great great grandfather was called a gullah statesman. i m a the great great grandson of a statesman. he was born about hour and a half south of here worked on a boat called the planter. oenga the morning of may 13th 1862 he saw an opportunity to seize freedom. he got his crew, their families and took off right for ft.
trimper and their aunt stephanie trimper lewis, taking over it was as much destiny as it was choice. we don t really know any different. my grandfather called, wanted me to be involved in the family business. the company was founded in 1890 by daniel trimper who visit friday baltimore and then never left. many things here on the property, movie theaters, dance halls, amusements, arcades, mini golf. an amusement park, games, arcades and other attractions. as the ocean city boardwalk grew over the last century, so did the company. from here all the way to the end, this is all trimper? all the way to the inlet, the water. and its chairman is brooks tr trimper, the fifth generation to take the reins. the great great grandson. you are one of the youngest