Mitchelville became a vibrant, self-governed community of native islanders, the Gullahs, and those brought to America from a multitude of countries and islands.
The Gullah people are known for preserving more of their African linguistic and cultural heritage than any other African-American community in the United States.
The Stoney Baynard historic site on the national register of the historic places by the united states, has also been known as Baynard Ruins and as Braddock's Point Plantation.