Freeport, The Bahamas — North Atlantic (Lucayan Archipelago of the West Indies)
Wallace and Georgette Groves
The Founders of Freeport Lucaya
Photographed By Sandra Hughes Tidwell, October 9, 2023
1. Wallace and Georgette Groves Marker
Welcome to the Garden of the Groves
A 12-acre Botanical Centre
Featuring
The Flora of the Bahamas
We hope you enjoy visiting the Garden and come away refreshed by the serenity and everchanging beauty.
The Chapel overlooking the garden is a scaled replica of the Bahamian Church that once served Pine Ridge, the logging town that became Freeport Lucaya. Pine Ridge and Grace and Georgette Groves are gone and the voices of the Church are silent, but their memory and spirit live on at The Garden of the Groves
Dedicated March 3, 1973
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Churches & Religion • Industry & Commerce • Parks & Recreational Areas.
Location. 26° 33.159′ N, 78° 34.334′ W. Marker is in Freeport. Marker is on Magellan Drive, on the left. Marker is located at the entrance of the Garden. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Magellen Drive, Freeport, The Bahamas. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 6 other markers are within 21 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Hurricane Dorian Memorial (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); Welcome to the Labyrinth (about 120 meters away); Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (approx. 0.2
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Photographed By Sandra Hughes Tidwell, October 9, 2023
2. Inside the Church at the Garden of the Groves
Credits. This page was last revised on October 21, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 19, 2023, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 50 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 19, 2023, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
