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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...

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...

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Captain Wylly Road

There were two Captain Wyllys in the history of Jekyll. It is believed the road was named for Charles Spalding Wylly (1836- 1923), Captain Wylly in the Confederate Army, 1st Georgia Regulars, a...

There were two Captain Wyllys in the history of Jekyll. It is believed the road was named for Charles Spalding Wylly (1836- 1923), Captain Wylly in the Confederate Army, 1st Georgia Regulars,...

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Jekyll Island Club Wharf

Here anchored the most luxurious pleasure craft in the world during the existence of the Jekyll Island Club, 1886-1942. No other yacht was comparable to John Pierpont Morgan´s several Corsairs....

Here anchored the most luxurious pleasure craft in the world during the existence of the Jekyll Island Club, 1886-1942. No other yacht was comparable to John Pierpont Morgan´s several Corsairs....

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Gould Casino

This auditorium was the Gould Casino during the Jekyll Island Club Era (1886- 1942). It was built by Edwin Gould, son of Jay Gould, who lived at Chicota Cottage. This playhouse contained, on the...

This auditorium was the Gould Casino during the Jekyll Island Club Era (1886- 1942). It was built by Edwin Gould, son of Jay Gould, who lived at Chicota Cottage. This playhouse contained, on...

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Jennings Cottage "Villa Ospo"

This cottage was erected in 1928 by Walter Jennings, capitalist of New York. It has a total of twenty rooms, including ten bedrooms, five baths, and a coach house. A feature of the spacious...

This cottage was erected in 1928 by Walter Jennings, capitalist of New York. It has a total of twenty rooms, including ten bedrooms, five baths, and a coach house. A feature of the spacious...

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Shrady-James Cottage "Cherokee Cottage"

This cottage has a total of 20 rooms, plus 8 baths. There are 12 bedrooms, 2 kitchens (one for the servants), and a service elevator. It was erected around 1915 for Mrs. Hester E. Cantine Shrady...

This cottage has a total of 20 rooms, plus 8 baths. There are 12 bedrooms, 2 kitchens (one for the servants), and a service elevator. It was erected around 1915 for Mrs. Hester E. Cantine Shrady...

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Hopeton-on-the- Altamaha Home of James Hamilton Couper

1.4 mi. Hopeton Plantation, of which Altama [sic] is a part, lies about 1.4 miles West of here. A model rice and sugar Plantation of the early 19th century, described in books by several travelers...

1.4 mi. Hopeton Plantation, of which Altama [sic] is a part, lies about 1.4 miles West of here. A model rice and sugar Plantation of the early 19th century, described in books by several...

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Boys Estate (Elizafield Plantation)

BOYS ESTATE (ELIZAFIELD PLANTATION) Boys Estate, Georgia´s town just for boys, is located one-half mile west of here, on a part of historic Elizafield Plantation. Elizafield, first the home of Dr....

BOYS ESTATE (ELIZAFIELD PLANTATION) Boys Estate, Georgia´s town just for boys, is located one-half mile west of here, on a part of historic Elizafield Plantation. Elizafield, first the home of Dr....

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Glynn County

Glynn County, one of the eight original Counties of Georgia, was organized under the 1777 Constitution of the State of Georgia. It was named in honor of John Glynn, a member of the British House...

Glynn County, one of the eight original Counties of Georgia, was organized under the 1777 Constitution of the State of Georgia. It was named in honor of John Glynn, a member of the British House...

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Sidney Lanier: Georgia's Greatest Poet

Was a guest in this home on many occasions in the 1870´s. It was then the residence of his wife´s brother, Henry C. Day. On these visits Lanier became acquainted with ´THE MARSHES OF GLYNN´ which...

Was a guest in this home on many occasions in the 1870´s. It was then the residence of his wife´s brother, Henry C. Day. On these visits Lanier became acquainted with ´THE MARSHES OF GLYNN´ which...

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Poulain DuBignon and the DuBignon Burying Ground

This burying ground contains the bodies of several members of the du Bignon family, descendants of Le Seiur Christophe du Poulain de la Houssaye du Bignon, native of Saint-Malo in Brittany. One of...

This burying ground contains the bodies of several members of the du Bignon family, descendants of Le Seiur Christophe du Poulain de la Houssaye du Bignon, native of Saint-Malo in Brittany. One...

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Le Sieur Christophe Anne Poulain du Bignon(1739-1825), Horton - du Bignon House, du Bignon Burial Ground

Beginning with Poulain du Bignon, five du Bignon generations made Jekyll Island one of Georgia´s most romantic Golden Isles. This tabby ruin and burial ground alone remain from Jekyll Islands...

Beginning with Poulain du Bignon, five du Bignon generations made Jekyll Island one of Georgia´s most romantic Golden Isles. This tabby ruin and burial ground alone remain from Jekyll...

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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...

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...

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Major William Horton

Born in England Came to Georgia in 1736 Died at Savannah in 1748 These are the remains of Hoton´s tabby house. Major Horton of Oglethorpe´s Regiment, the first English resident of Jekyll Island,...

Born in England Came to Georgia in 1736 Died at Savannah in 1748 These are the remains of Hoton´s tabby house. Major Horton of Oglethorpe´s Regiment, the first English resident of Jekyll Island,...

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JEKYLL ISLAND 9 MI. LONG, 1-1/4 MI. WIDE, 11 MI. OF BEACH.

Jekyll Island, Indian hunting and fishing ground, private stronghold held by Spain for more than a century from 1566, was named by Oglethorpe to honor his friend, Sir Joseph Jekyll, who, with Lady...

Jekyll Island, Indian hunting and fishing ground, private stronghold held by Spain for more than a century from 1566, was named by Oglethorpe to honor his friend, Sir Joseph Jekyll, who, with Lady...

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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...

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...

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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...

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...

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Lanier's Oak

During his visits to Brunswick in the 1870´s Sidney Lanier, Georgia´s greatest poet, frequently sat beneath this live oak tree and looked out over ´a world of marsh that borders a world of sea.´...

During his visits to Brunswick in the 1870´s Sidney Lanier, Georgia´s greatest poet, frequently sat beneath this live oak tree and looked out over ´a world of marsh that borders a world of...

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Mark Carr

Brunswick´s first settler came to Georgia in 1738 with Oglethorpe´s regiment. He was granted 500 acres at this place, on which he established his plantation. Several tabby buildings erected by him...

Brunswick´s first settler came to Georgia in 1738 with Oglethorpe´s regiment. He was granted 500 acres at this place, on which he established his plantation. Several tabby buildings erected by...

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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...

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...

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