St. Simons Island in Glynn County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

St. Simons Park

Photographed by Mike Stroud, September 20, 2008

1. St. Simons Park Marker

Inscription.

St. Simons park was the site of a Mocama Indian village of approximately 100-200 people. The inhabitants used marine resources, agriculture, square wattle and daub houses, stamped and incised Irene style ceramics, and burial mounds characteristic of this late prehistorical coastal culture. The burial mounds were in use within the chiefdom of Guadalquini from the 1450s-1600s. Artifacts found there include ceramic bowls, pipes, and a rare chevron bead. The refuse midden area revealed that the Indians consumed fish, mollusks, deer, and small animals.

Erected 2002 by Georgia Historical Society, Friends of the Park, Coastal Georgia Historical Society and Neptune Garden Club. (Marker Number 63-4.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Georgia Historical Society series list.

Location. 31° 8.321′ N, 81° 23.666′ W. Marker is on St. Simons Island, Georgia, in Glynn County. It is on Mallery Street near Anne Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Saint Simons Island GA 31522, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Coastal Plain, on the Georgia Coast and the Golden Isles,

and on the Sea Islands.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers.

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At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Historic St. Simons Lighthouse (approx. 0.3 miles away); Fort St. Simons (approx. 0.3 miles away); Couper's Point (approx. 0.3 miles away); North Atlantic Right Whale (approx. 0.3 miles away); Early History of St. Simons Island (approx. 0.3 miles away); The First Lighthouse ~ 1810 (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Historic St. Simons Light Station (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named Fort St. Simons (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in St. Simons Island.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2008

2. St. Simons Park Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 25, 2020. It was originally submitted on October 9, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,624 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 9, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.