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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Glynn County, Georgia

 
Clickable Map of Glynn County, Georgia and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Glynn County, GA (213) Brantley County, GA (3) Camden County, GA (51) McIntosh County, GA (55) Wayne County, GA (5)  GlynnCounty(213) Glynn County (213)  BrantleyCounty(3) Brantley County (3)  CamdenCounty(51) Camden County (51)  McIntoshCounty(55) McIntosh County (55)  WayneCounty(5) Wayne County (5)
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101 Georgia, Glynn County, Jekyll Island — Morgan Tennis CourtTennis, anyone?
By 1905, tennis was gaining popularity on the island over hunting. Robert Pruyn, chairman of the committee on golf and sports, said, "For two years, tennis has been the most popular outdoor sport," and requested additional courts to be . . . Map (db m115118) HM
102 Georgia, Glynn County, Jekyll Island — MusicWanderer Memory Trail
Enslaved workers often relied on music to make their tasks more bearable. African musical instruments they were familiar with were mostly banned. Drums were banned because slave owners were afraid they would be used to communicate and possibly lead . . . Map (db m168802) HM
103 Georgia, Glynn County, Jekyll Island — Old World Charm Reported permanently removed
Keeping the peace as well as providing superior service was a difficult task. These two skills and countless other responsibilities were entrusted to the Club superintendent. Men such as J. P. Morgan, Joseph Pulitzer and Henry Hyde knew . . . Map (db m115112) HM
104 Georgia, Glynn County, Jekyll Island — Plantation OakLargest and oldest tree on Jekyll Island
. . . Map (db m164557) HM
105 Georgia, Glynn County, Jekyll Island — 63-18 — Poulain du Bignon and du Bignon Burying Ground»—→
This burying ground contains the bodies of several members of the du Bignon family, descendants of Le Sieur Christophe Poulain de la Houssaye du Bignon, native of Saint-Malo in Brittany. One of four Frenchmen, former residents of Sapelo Island, . . . Map (db m17509) HM
106 Georgia, Glynn County, Jekyll Island — Preserving the Legacy
Chartered by the State of Georgia to be trustworthy stewards of the island, the Jekyll Island Authority has been very active in the preservation of the National Historic Landmark District. The rehabilitation of Crane Cottage and Cherokee in . . . Map (db m115119) HM
107 Georgia, Glynn County, Jekyll Island — Pursuit of FreedomWanderer Memory Trail
Mr. Lincoln says we are free. We can live our own lives. God bless Mr. Lincoln. In 1863, as a strategy to end the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation declaring that "all persons held as slaves, . . . Map (db m168805) HM
108 Georgia, Glynn County, Jekyll Island — Sans Souci Boiler House
Constructed in 1896, this structure housed the steamplant that provided heat in the Sans Souci apartments. The actual components were housed in a concrete basement and the steam passed through underground piping. This photograph was taken from the . . . Map (db m164474) HM
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109 Georgia, Glynn County, Jekyll Island — Separate But Equal?Historic St. Andrews Beach
On October 23, 1958, a coal mining disaster in Springhill, Nova Scotia trapped 174 men underground. The coverage of this disaster was the first international event to be broadcast live on television. In the hope of harnessing the media . . . Map (db m115128) HM
110 Georgia, Glynn County, Jekyll Island — Solterra Dove CoteSolterra Cottage Dove Cote site
The beautiful Queen Anne cottage Solterra burned to the ground in 1914. The only thing remaining as the sun set on March 9, 1914, was a brick chimney and a small outbuilding — the Dovecote. The Dovecote became a multipurpose building after . . . Map (db m164494) HM
111 Georgia, Glynn County, Jekyll Island — St. Andrews BeachHistoric St. Andrews Beach
On March 6, 1948, Jekyll Island opened as a state park for the citizens of Georgia. However, the new public seashore was not available to everyone, at first. Because of segregation, African Americans could not visit many areas of Jekyll Island, . . . Map (db m115135) HM
112 Georgia, Glynn County, Jekyll Island — Strange New WorldWanderer Memory Trail
I was given clothes and food and sold to a white man. His family called me Lucius Williams. I was no longer called Umwalla. When a slave ship docked, the enslaved were washed and oiled to make them look healthier. They were then sold at . . . Map (db m168800) HM
113 Georgia, Glynn County, Jekyll Island — Survivors of the WandererWanderer Memory Trail
Around 409 captive men, women, and children were illegally smuggled aboard the Wanderer for sale in the United States. A large number of Wanderer Survivors are not named on this list, because we do not have enough information about . . . Map (db m168783) HM
114 Georgia, Glynn County, Jekyll Island — 063-16 — Tabby
Tabby was the building material for walls, floors, and roofs widely used throughout coastal Georgia during the Military and Plantation Eras. It was composed of equal parts of sand, lime, oyster shell and water mixed into a mortar and poured into . . . Map (db m17578) HM
115 Georgia, Glynn County, Jekyll Island — Taken From AfricaWanderer Memory Trail
My parents named me Umwalla. I was 10 when strangers took me away in ropes to be sold. I never saw my family again. The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade was the largest forced migration of people in world history. For 350 years slave . . . Map (db m168794) HM
116 Georgia, Glynn County, Jekyll Island — Taking Care of Family Reported permanently removed
With a family of eight Charles Stewart Maurice quickly decided accommodations of the Club House would not suffice. In 1890 he built Hollybourne, with plenty of large open, informal spaces, a home away from home during their winter stays here . . . Map (db m115056) HM
117 Georgia, Glynn County, Jekyll Island — The Active Life
Edwin Gould purchased Chichota cottage within 5 days of his first visit to Jekyll Island in December of 1900. He quickly began modifying the cottage for his family’s arrival in March. Edwin made a commitment to the Island, purchasing several . . . Map (db m72663) HM
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118 Georgia, Glynn County, Jekyll Island — The Beach PavilionHistoric St. Andrews Beach
The Beach Pavilion in front of you opened on September 25, 1955 to great fanfare, as St. Andrews Beach became the first public beach in Georgia to welcome African Americans. Celebrations included a motorcade, dedication ceremony, and music by the . . . Map (db m115137) HM
119 Georgia, Glynn County, Jekyll Island — 063-31 — The Boat House Site
This is the site of the Jekyll Island Club Boat House where the 100 foot steamer The Jekyll Island was stored during the off season. (The Club season was usually from after New Years until before Easter). There was no Jekyll Creek . . . Map (db m17462) HM
120 Georgia, Glynn County, Jekyll Island — The Club WharfExclusive Access Only
The gateway to Jekyll Island, the Club Wharf provided a perfect location for members to gather and socialize upon arrival, or to say long goodbyes after a pleasant winter season. The only way that a person was allowed onto Jekyll Island from 1886 . . . Map (db m214889) HM
121 Georgia, Glynn County, Jekyll Island — The Club WharfArriving on the Island
They came by water. Long before the present-day causeway was built, the only way to reach Jekyll Island was by boat. Large steam-powered vessels from the North, such as the Mallory Steamship Line, delivered Club staff and sundry personal items . . . Map (db m227718) HM
122 Georgia, Glynn County, Jekyll Island — The ClubhouseEvolution of Elegance
The Executive Committee hired architect Charles Alexander to design the Clubhouse. He designed the building in a Queen Anne style that complemented the natural beauty of the island and emphasized the rustic simplicity that the Jekyll Island Club . . . Map (db m115117) HM
123 Georgia, Glynn County, Jekyll Island — The Dolphin Club LoungeHistoric St. Andrews Beach
From 1959 to 1966, the Dolphin Club Lounge provided lively entertainment for visitors to the historically black St. Andrews Beach. Juke joints like this one once stretched across the southeastern United States. On remote Jekyll Island, the . . . Map (db m115141) HM
124 Georgia, Glynn County, Jekyll Island — The Dolphin Motor HotelHistoric St. Andrews Beach
The St. Andrews Beach Corporation formed in early 1956 to build a motel and restaurant here on Jekyll Island's once segregated South End. The company included many successful black business owners from Brunswick. In partnership with the Jekyll . . . Map (db m115139) HM
125 Georgia, Glynn County, Jekyll Island — The Infirmary / Furness CottageJekyll Island Museum
On the Move When first constructed in 1890, Furness Cottage stood as a lone sentry in the southern portion of the Club compound. The growing popularity of cottage construction led to its first move, off of Riverview Drive. . . . Map (db m115114) HM
126 Georgia, Glynn County, Jekyll Island — The Sans SouciThe Czar of Jekyll Island — Jekyll Island Club —
The Czar of Jekyll Island What to do when you require privacy from the overflowing crowds of guests at the Clubhouse, but want to take advantage of its world-class French chef, new billiards wing, and the cheerful fireplace of the main . . . Map (db m155904) HM
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127 Georgia, Glynn County, Jekyll Island — The Skeet House
The Skeet House is not in its original location, but stands as a symbol of the core philosophy that the Jekyll Island Club was founded upon – outdoor recreation. The Skeet House, along with the Skeet and Trap Range, was constructed in . . . Map (db m234943) HM
128 Georgia, Glynn County, Jekyll Island — 063-35 — The Spanish on Jekyll Island
Within sight and sound of St. Simons Island, Jekyll Island was ideal for entertaining Spanish visitors to the settlement at Frederica. Major William Horton, resident of the island, received the guests while Oglethorpe on St. Simons, with cannon . . . Map (db m17281) HM
129 Georgia, Glynn County, Jekyll Island — These Thirteen Live Oak Trees
were planted October, 1976, during our Bicentennial Celebration by the Jekyll Island Garden Club in commemoration of the Thirteen Original ColoniesMap (db m227663) HM
130 Georgia, Glynn County, Jekyll Island — Up In Smoke
Early in the morning, early in the century, it happened: Solterra caught fire. Built by charter member Frederick Baker in 1890, the house was an emblem of the nineteenth century: proper, discrete, upright. The old century seemed to be going . . . Map (db m72668) HM
131 Georgia, Glynn County, Jekyll Island — Villa MariannaThe Invisible Story
At the Jekyll Island Club's peak of activity there were many more support structures and cottages than you see today. Some buildings were destroyed by natural events, while others fell into disrepair and were demolished - and much of the story of . . . Map (db m164519) HM
132 Georgia, Glynn County, Jekyll Island — Villa OspoJekyll Island Club National Historic Landmark
A Warm Welcome Walter Jennings, a former Standard Oil director, built Villa Ospo, as a winter getaway for his family in 1927. Walter and his wife, Jean, were very involved with the Jekyll Island Club and often greeted newcomers and . . . Map (db m155954) HM
133 Georgia, Glynn County, Jekyll Island — What Was Here Before?
Great Dunes Park is named for the historic Great Dunes Golf Course, designed by Walter Travis. Travis was considered the most successful amateur golfer in the United States during the 1900s and 1910s. The golf course was an 18-hole course placed . . . Map (db m115154) HM
134 Georgia, Glynn County, Jekyll Island — What Was Here Before?Jekyll Island
Great Dunes Park is named for the historic Great Dunes Gulf Course, designed by Walter Travis. Travis was considered the most successful amateur golfer in the United States during the 1900s and 1910s. The golf course was an 18-hole course built . . . Map (db m157008) HM
135 Georgia, Glynn County, New Hope — 67-1 — Needwood Baptist Church and Needwood School
Needwood Baptist Church was organized in 1866 on nearby Broadfield Plantation as Broadfield Baptist Church of the Zion Baptist Association. This structure, built in the 1870s, was redesigned in 1885 when the church moved its congregation here. Its . . . Map (db m13575) HM
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136 Georgia, Glynn County, St Simons Island — 63-11 — Ibo Landing:The Legacy of Resisting Enslavement
In 1803 Igbo captives (also Ibo or Ebo) from West Africa revolted while on a slave ship in Dunbar Creek. It is believed that at least ten Igbo drowned, choosing death over enslavement. The Gullah Geechee, descendants of enslaved West Africans along . . . Map (db m234894) HM
137 Georgia, Glynn County, St. Simons Island — A Clash Of Cultures
The skirmish at Bloody Marsh was more than a battle. It was a clash of cultures - each vying for control of what is now the southeastern United States. Soldiers from Hispanic colonies in the New World fought under the Spanish banner, with the . . . Map (db m63869) HM
138 Georgia, Glynn County, St. Simons Island — A Man Named Wesley Passed This Way / Lovely Lane Chapel
On October 21, 1735, John and Charles Wesley and General James Oglethorpe (founder of the colony of Georgia) and eighty-four other passengers sailed from England on the ship "The Simmonds". After a hundred and fourteen days they sailed into the . . . Map (db m12549) HM
139 Georgia, Glynn County, St. Simons Island — A Mission By The Sea / Susannah Wesley
A Mission By The SeaIn 1949, the South Georgia Conference of the Methodist Church purchased 43.53 acres of the Hamilton Plantation from the Sea Island Company for a Christian conference center. They named "Epworth" after the Wesleys' English . . . Map (db m174375) HM
140 Georgia, Glynn County, St. Simons Island — A New House?Fort Frederica National Monument
“Two coins were found on the floor. One was a British penny dated 1755, and the other was a United States cent dated 1798.” Archeological Report The life span of Frederica was brief. Most of the ruins you see represent . . . Map (db m70227) HM
141 Georgia, Glynn County, St. Simons Island — Battle of Bloody Marsh
We are resolved not to suffer defeat - we will rather die like Leonidas and his Spartans - if we can but protect Georgia and Carolina and the rest of the Americans from desolation             Oglethorpe Erected on the battlefield . . . Map (db m63868) HM
142 Georgia, Glynn County, St. Simons Island — 063-42 — Battle of Gully Hole Creek
During the late morning of July 7, 1742 Georgia Rangers guarding the military road approach to the town of Frederica sighted a force of over 100 Spanish soldiers and their Indian allies. James Edward Oglethorpe, founder of Georgia, quickly . . . Map (db m11634) HM
143 Georgia, Glynn County, St. Simons Island — Broad StreetFort Frederica National Monument
"The town is divided into several ? streets along ? sides are planted orange trees… London Magazine 1745 Imagine a typical day here on Broad Street in the early 1740s. Women worked in fenced gardens. Children played in the streets. . . . Map (db m70223) HM
144 Georgia, Glynn County, St. Simons Island — 63-9 — Cannon's Point Plantation
In 1793 John Couper, with his partner James Hamilton, purchased Cannon's Point in northeastern St. Simons Island. In addition to the production of cotton, Couper experimented with citrus trees, grapes, date palms from Persia, mulberry trees for . . . Map (db m30167) HM
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145 Georgia, Glynn County, St. Simons Island — Captain Gascoigne
In 1736 Captain Gascoigne of the British Sloop-of War Hawk, established here at Gascoigne Bluff the base for the naval defense of the Colony of Georgia. The Spaniards landed here in the invasion of 1742. In 1794 Live Oak timbers were . . . Map (db m13414) HM
146 Georgia, Glynn County, St. Simons Island — Cassina Garden Club Houses
These houses were slave cabins on the Gascoigne Bluff section of Hamilton Plantation which was developed in 1793 by James Hamilton into one of the largest estates on St. Simons Island. Eventually this Gascoigne Bluff area was given to Glynn . . . Map (db m11810) HM
147 Georgia, Glynn County, St. Simons Island — 063-35 — Christ Church Cemetery
Here are buried former Rectors of Christ Church and their families, the families of early settlers and of plantation days, officers of the British Army, and soldiers of every war in which our country fought. The oldest tombstone is dated 1803 but . . . Map (db m12346) HM
148 Georgia, Glynn County, St. Simons Island — 063-33A — Christ Episcopal Church
This congregation was established as a mission of the Church of England in February, 1736. The Rev. Charles Wesley, ordained priest of that Church, conducted the first services in the chapel within the walls of Fort Frederica. The Rev. John . . . Map (db m17449) HM
149 Georgia, Glynn County, St. Simons Island — Couper's Point
In 1804, John Couper of Cannon's Point Plantation sold 4 acres of land, known as Couper's Point, to the U.S. Government for the sum of $1.00. This is the site where the first St. Simons Lighthouse, built by James Gould, was located.Map (db m14041) HM
150 Georgia, Glynn County, St. Simons Island — 063-39 — Delegal's Fort
The first fortification built by the British on the South End of St. Simons Island was erected near this site in April, 1736, by soldiers of the South Carolina Independent Company under the command of Lieutenant Philip Delegal. Before coming to . . . Map (db m12167) HM
151 Georgia, Glynn County, St. Simons Island — 063-3 — Demere Road
From the site of the Battle of Bloody Marsh to the intersection with Ocean Boulevard, this road is part of the Military Road, sometimes called The King’s High Road, which was built by Frederica settlers in 1738 to connect Fort Frederica and Fort . . . Map (db m12473) HM
152 Georgia, Glynn County, St. Simons Island — Early History of St. Simons Island
The Spanish established several missions along Georgia's coastal sea islands. Two missions were located on St. Simons Island, called " Isla De Guadalquini" by the Spanish: Santo Domingo de Asajo (Guale) and San Buenaventura de . . . Map (db m13431) HM
153 Georgia, Glynn County, St. Simons Island — Epworth By The Sea / Epworth Pioneers
Epworth by the SeaJohn and Charles Wesley were born in a parsonage with thatched roof and solidly built walls in Epworth, England. This home was destroyed by fire when John was six years old. All the family were able to escape except John. From . . . Map (db m12560) HM
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154 Georgia, Glynn County, St. Simons Island — Epworth-By-The-Sea
On this island in 1736 and 1737 lived and labored John and Charles Wesley, George Whitefield, Benjamin Ingham and Charles Delamotte. Leaders in the evangelical revival and founders of The Methodist Church. They left an imperishable record of . . . Map (db m129260) HM
155 Georgia, Glynn County, St. Simons Island — Five Years at FredericaFort Frederica National Monument
”Gone to Carolina” Town Census 1743 Samuel Perkins, a coachmaker, arrived at Frederica with the first settlers. He built two good houses in town, one of them on this foundation. Outside town he cleared and fenced five acres, . . . Map (db m168384) HM
156 Georgia, Glynn County, St. Simons Island — Fort Frederica
In 1736, on this historic site, Fort Frederica was constructed by the early settlers of the Colony of Georgia under General James Edward Oglethorpe. It was the strongest fortification built by Great Britain on American soil and its purpose was to . . . Map (db m18909) HM
157 Georgia, Glynn County, St. Simons Island — Fort Saint Simons
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158 Georgia, Glynn County, St. Simons Island — Fort St. Simons
On this site Fort St. Simons was built by English troops under command of General James Edward Oglethorpe in 1738. It guarded the entrance to the Frederica River through which ships must pass to reach Fort Frederica. With nearby Delegal's . . . Map (db m81904) HM
159 Georgia, Glynn County, St. Simons Island — Fort St. Simons
British settlement on St. Simons Island dates from 1736 when General James Edward Oglethorpe established the fortified town of Frederica seven miles northwest of today's lighthouse. Fort Frederica served as a defense against the Spanish in Florida . . . Map (db m106265) HM
160 Georgia, Glynn County, St. Simons Island — Fort St. Simons
On this site Fort St. Simons was built by English troops under command of General James Edward Oglethorpe in 1738. It guarded the entrance to the Frederica River through which ships must pass to reach Fort Frederica with nearby Delegal's Fort. It . . . Map (db m236873) HM
161 Georgia, Glynn County, St. Simons Island — Frederica
" Frederica is situated on the Island of St. Simons, in the middle of an Indian field where our people found 30 or 40 acres cleared by them." Francis Moore 1736 A Voyage to Georgia The first British settlers landed . . . Map (db m18823) HM
162 Georgia, Glynn County, St. Simons Island — Frederica - Candlemaker
John Calwell, the candlemaker, " had built lately a large house of three storied high which was looked on to be the best in town, with storehouses, etc. for carrying on the trade..." Journal of William Stephens June 25, 1745 During . . . Map (db m18906) HM
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163 Georgia, Glynn County, St. Simons Island — Frederica — Carpenter and OarmakerFort Frederica National Monument
”We have built us a little room with some boards that we sawed, and built us a chimney in it with clay.” Joseph Cannon, Age 15 Letter to England November 1736 The first settler on this lot was Daniel Cannon, a carpenter. . . . Map (db m168382) HM
164 Georgia, Glynn County, St. Simons Island — Frederica — Destroyed by FireFort Frederica National Monument
”Frederica was once a pretty little town, as appears by the ruins, having been burned down some years since.” Colonel S. Elbert May 1777 The house that stood on these ruins was a two-story duplex with tabby walls, and elegant . . . Map (db m168380) HM
165 Georgia, Glynn County, St. Simons Island — Frederica — Guns on the RiverFort Frederica National Monument
The Fort at Frederica has ”four bastions, a ditch palisaded, and a covered way [outer moat] defended by fifteen pieces of cannon.” Samuel Augspourguer Frederica engineer 1739 Cannon protected Frederica’s river approaches from . . . Map (db m168387) HM
166 Georgia, Glynn County, St. Simons Island — Frederica - Huts and Houses
" Some houses are built entirely of brick, some of brick and wood, some few of tappy-work; but most of the meaner sort of wood only." London Magazine 1745 When Frederica was established in 1736, each freeholder was given a lot 60 foot . . . Map (db m18905) HM
167 Georgia, Glynn County, St. Simons Island — Frederica - Indian Interpreter
Mary Musgrove Matthews " has always been in great esteen with the General,... for being half Indian by extract, she had a very great influence upon many of them, particulary the Creek Nation...." William Stephens February 22, 1740 . . . Map (db m18908) HM
168 Georgia, Glynn County, St. Simons Island — Frederica — Keeper of the Kings StoresFort Frederica National Monument
”They were pleased to appoint me to be Keeper of the Stores.” Francis Moore 1736 A Voyage to Georgia Francis Moore, like other Frederica settlers, wore many hats. He served as General Oglethorpe's secretary, town . . . Map (db m168389) HM
169 Georgia, Glynn County, St. Simons Island — Frederica - Military Road
" The inhabitants of the town went out on the 25th [September 1738] with the General and cut a road through the woods down to the soldiers fort..." Gentleman's Magazine January 1739 In front of you lies the trace of the . . . Map (db m18911) HM
170 Georgia, Glynn County, St. Simons Island — Frederica — North StorehouseFort Frederica National Monument
This brick rectangle marks the site of the North Storehouse. It was a three-story brick and timber structure with a flat, tarred roof. Ship’s cargoes of food, tools, weapons, and other provisions vital to the colony were stored here. Frederica’s . . . Map (db m168388) HM
171 Georgia, Glynn County, St. Simons Island — Frederica — Northeast Town BastionFort Frederica National Monument
”There are two bastion towers of two stories each in the hollow of the bastions, defended on the outside with thick earthworks, and capable of lodging great numbers of soldiers.” London Magazine October 23, 1747 An earthwork . . . Map (db m168392) HM
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172 Georgia, Glynn County, St. Simons Island — Frederica - Oglethorpe
This remnant is all that time has spared of the citadel of the town of Frederica built by General Oglethorpe A.D. 1736 As an outpost against The Spanish in Florida Map (db m18919) HM
173 Georgia, Glynn County, St. Simons Island — Frederica - Old Burial Ground
" This Frederica is a very strange place; it was once a town - the town, the metropolis of the island." Francis Anne Kemble Visitor to Frederica 1839 Here, in unknown graves more than two centuries old, lie many of the early . . . Map (db m18907) HM
174 Georgia, Glynn County, St. Simons Island — Frederica — Tavernkeeper and DoctorFort Frederica National Monument
Concerning the town doctor, Thomas Jones wrote in 1741, "He had not administered one dose of physic to any poor person, but refused unless paid…” This ruin represents two houses which may have shared a common wall, much like English . . . Map (db m168385) HM
175 Georgia, Glynn County, St. Simons Island — Frederica - The Barracks
"There are barracks in the town on the north side, ninety feet square, built of tappy, covered by cypress shingles; and a handsome tower over the gateway...." London Magazine October 23, 1747 At the time of the Spanish attack in . . . Map (db m18917) HM
176 Georgia, Glynn County, St. Simons Island — Frederica - The Fort
"In the morning, Mr. Oglethorpe began to mark out a fort with four bastions, and taught the men how to dig the ditch, and raise and turf the rampart." Francis Moore 1736 A Voyage to Georgia General Oglethorpe chose this . . . Map (db m18915) HM
177 Georgia, Glynn County, St. Simons Island — Frederica — The Kings MagazineFort Frederica National Monument
”All sentrys are to be vigilant on their post; neither are they to sing, smoke tobacco, nor suffer any noise to be made near them.” Treatise of Military Discipline 1749 ”The Kings Magazine,” as it is known today, was . . . Map (db m168386) HM
178 Georgia, Glynn County, St. Simons Island — Frederica — The ParadeFort Frederica National Monument
”They make as fine an appearance upon the parade as any regiment in the King’s Service.” London Magazine 1745 This large, open area near the barracks was the parade ground. Some of the soldiers lived in huts along its edges. . . . Map (db m168391) HM
179 Georgia, Glynn County, St. Simons Island — 063-12 — Gascoigne Bluff
Throughout the ages Gascoigne Bluff has been the gateway to St. Simons Island. An Indian village was located here. Capt. James Gascoigne of HM Sloop-of-war, HAWK, which convoyed the Frederica settlers on their voyage across the Atlantic in 1736, . . . Map (db m12229) HM
180 Georgia, Glynn County, St. Simons Island — 063-13 — Gascoigne Bluff
Throughout the ages Gascoigne Bluff has been the gateway to St. Simons Island. An Indian village was located here. Capt. James Gascoigne of HM Sloop-of-was, HAWK, which convoyed the Frederica settlers on their voyage across the Atlantic in 1736, . . . Map (db m13415) HM
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181 Georgia, Glynn County, St. Simons Island — 063-8 — German Village»—→
Here in 1736, Oglethorpe settled a group of German Lutherans, known as Salzburgers, and their settlement was called the German Village. These Salzburgers made their living by planting, fishing, and selling their products to the Frederica settlers. . . . Map (db m12389) HM
182 Georgia, Glynn County, St. Simons Island — 63-8 — Hamilton Plantation
In 1800 James Hamilton, with his partner John Couper, purchased land at Gascoigne Bluff. Under Hamilton’s stewardship, Hamilton Plantation became one of the major St. Simons producers of long-staple cotton. After Hamilton moved to Philadelphia, . . . Map (db m19084) HM
183 Georgia, Glynn County, St. Simons Island — 63-10 — Hampton Plantation
In 1774 Major Pierce Butler of South Carolina purchased Hampton Point in northwestern St. Simons Island, and by the 1790s Hampton was developed into the island's largest cotton plantation in land and slave population. Signer of the Constitution and . . . Map (db m51975) HM
184 Georgia, Glynn County, St. Simons Island — 063-9 — Harrington Hall
Capt. Raymond Demere, a native of France, served many years in the British army at Gibraltar before coming to Georgia in 1738 as an officer in Oglethorpe's Regiment. His home, Harrington Hall, was located at this site. Later generations of . . . Map (db m14670) HM
185 Georgia, Glynn County, St. Simons Island — Historic St. Simons Lighthouse
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186 Georgia, Glynn County, St. Simons Island — Keepers of the Light
The present lighthouse was commissioned by the U.S. Government in 1867 to be built adjacent to the site of the 1810 tower. The 104' tower and keeper's dwelling were designed by the noted architect Charles Clusky. Clusky and . . . Map (db m13486) HM
187 Georgia, Glynn County, St. Simons Island — Lovely Lane Chapel
[Left panel] Constructed in 1880 by Norman Dodge, repaired in 1897 after a hurricane damaged it, the Chapel was designed by architect G.W. Laine of Atlanta. It was originally known as Union Church and later connsecrated [sic] as St. James . . . Map (db m12552) HM
188 Georgia, Glynn County, St. Simons Island — North Atlantic Right WhaleMother and Calf Georgia's State Marine Mammal
In February of 1984, an expedition launched from St. Simons Island discovered the calving grounds of the North Atlantic Right Whale. Female whales give birth in nearby coastal waters during the winter months; But the young calves and . . . Map (db m55024) HM
189 Georgia, Glynn County, St. Simons Island — 063-6 — Old Spanish Garden
Spain maintained missions along this coast for more than a century. Beginning in 1568 Jesuit and, later, Franciscan missionaries labored to Christianize the Indians and cultivated in the mission gardens figs, peaches, oranges and other plants . . . Map (db m12430) HM
190 Georgia, Glynn County, St. Simons Island — Patrick and Priscilla HoustounFort Frederica National Monument
Patrick Houstoun wrote in January 1741 that he was "...now settled in Frederica, being lately married to Capt. Dunbar's sister who hath a lot in Frederica which is now mine...." Priscilla Dunbar, the original settler on this lot, came to . . . Map (db m168383) HM
191 Georgia, Glynn County, St. Simons Island — Pike's Bluff
In circa 1740, James Oglethorpe established a watch house west of here on the bank of the Frederica River. In 1745, Edward Kimber described this site as a place "from whence they can see Vessels a great Way to the Northward" and it served as a . . . Map (db m73889) HM
192 Georgia, Glynn County, St. Simons Island — 63-7 — Retreat Plantation
In 1804 William Page purchased land on St. Simons Sound and named it Retreat. With later purchases, Retreat became one of the preeminent plantations on St. Simons Island for the production of long-staple cotton. In 1827 the Pages' only child, Anna . . . Map (db m125106) HM
193 Georgia, Glynn County, St. Simons Island — Reverends John & Charles Wesley / Wesley Memorial Garden
Reverends John & Charles Wesley “About 3:30 in the afternoon I first set foot on St. Simons Island and immediately my spirits revived.” Charles Wesley, March 9, 1736. Ordained ministers of the Anglican Church, . . . Map (db m58588) HM
194 Georgia, Glynn County, St. Simons Island — 63-3 — S.S. Oklahoma and Esso Baton Rouge Attacked by U-123
After midnight on April 8, 1942, the German submarine U-123 was in position off the St. Simons Island sea buoy. Minutes later it chased and torpedoed two tankers, the Oklahoma and Esso Baton Rouge, killing twenty-two crew members. Survivors were . . . Map (db m15609) HM
195 Georgia, Glynn County, St. Simons Island — Shoemaker and SoldierFort Frederica National Monument
“The soldiers have the privilege of cutting timber and building houses for their families, which many have done, and thrive very well.” London Magazine 1747 The first settler on this lot was John LeValley, Jr., a . . . Map (db m70226) HM
196 Georgia, Glynn County, St. Simons Island — 063-4A — Sinclair Plantation
This was the plantation of Archibald Sinclair, tything man of the town of Frederica. In 1765 it was granted to Donald Forbes as bounty land for his services in Oglethorpe's regiment. Forbes sold to Gen. Lachlan McIntosh of Revolutionary War fame, . . . Map (db m12509) HM
197 Georgia, Glynn County, St. Simons Island — 063-7 — Slave Cabin
This tabby slave cabin of Retreat Plantation, now the Sea Island Golf Course, was one of eight cabins that stood in this area, known as New Field. The slaves who lived here tilled the Sea Island cotton fields nearby. Each of these cabins was 48 x . . . Map (db m125102) HM
198 Georgia, Glynn County, St. Simons Island — St. Simons Island
From March 9 - May 12, 1738, Charles Wesley, secretary to James Oglethorpe, was Anglican cleric to the founders of Fort Frederica. His stern discipline earned disfavor among the colonists and Oglethorpe. John Wesley, religious leaders of the . . . Map (db m12155) HM
199 Georgia, Glynn County, St. Simons Island — 63-4 — St. Simons Park
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 . . . Map (db m12262) HM
200 Georgia, Glynn County, St. Simons Island — Strong Walls From RefuseFort Frederica National Monument
The settlers of St Simon’s Island in the 1700s used an unusual building material—oyster shells. The colonists found piles of them when they arrived here, discards from long-ago feasts of the local Guale and Mocama Indians. These mounds of shells, . . . Map (db m70176) HM

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