Horton House Historical Site

Horton House Historical Site (HMBC5)

Location: Jekyll Island, GA 31527 Glynn County
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Country: United States of America
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N 31° 6.123', W 81° 24.872'

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European Influence

— Jekyll Island —

William Horton decided to travel to Georgia with General James Oglethorpe in 1735. Unlike many passengers on the ship, Symond, he paid for his passage to America from England. Horton was granted 500 acres in return for paying for his passage. However, as a condition of the land grant he was expected to bring 10 indentured servants, one for every 50 acres, and have 20 percent of this granted land in cultivation within 10 years of his settlement in the new colony.
Horton was labeled an " adventurer" when he decided to travel to the new colony and left a wife and two young sons in England. His family did not join him in Georgia until he was settled and established on his property. It was nearly five years before Horton was able to return toEngland and bring his family back to his farm on Jekyll Island.

In 1736 when William Horton first arrived on Jekyll Island it could not have been more isolated. He was the first European to occupy this land and was responsible for the first sustainable farm. His closest neighbors were at the settlement Frederica on the island to the north, St. Simons Island. This was Horton's connection to civilization. The settlement wasalso home to Fort Frederica, the protection for settlers from Spanish and Native American attacks. At this fort Horton became a Major in the British Army, and second in command of the settlement, under General James Oglethorpe.

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HM Number	HMBC5
Tags	Colonial Era, People, Places, Settlements and Settlers
Placed By	Friends of Historic Jekyll Island, Inc. , Jekyll Island Museum
Marker Condition	No reports yet
Date Added	Sunday, September 7th, 2014 at 8:29am PDT -07:00

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UTM (WGS84 Datum)	17R E 460468 N 3440985
Decimal Degrees	31.10205000, -81.41453333
Degrees and Decimal Minutes	N 31° 6.123', W 81° 24.872'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds	31° 6' 7.38" N, 81° 24' 52.32" W
Driving Directions	Google Maps
Area Code(s)	912
Closest Postal Address	At or near 1147 Riverview Dr, Jekyll Island GA 31527, US
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