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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM209T_welcome-to-st-simons-light_Saint-Simons-Island-GA.html
The Lighthouse and Keeper's Dwelling were completed in 1872, replacing the Lighthouse destroyed during the Civil War. Orlando Poe, chief engineer for the U.S. Lighthouse Board, supervised the design. Charles Cluskey, the architect of many outstand…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM209L_fort-st-simons_Saint-Simons-Island-GA.html
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…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1JNP_the-skeet-house_Jekyll-Island-GA.html
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 the 1950'…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1FHA_men-of-means_Jekyll-Island-GA.html
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 parlor ? The answer for Henry B. Hyd…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1EIX_pikes-bluff_Saint-Simons-Island-GA.html
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 loo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1EIW_the-town-wall_Saint-Simons-Island-GA.html
"The town is surrounded by a rampart with flankers, of the same thickness with that round the fort?" London Magazine 1745 The tree-covered embankment in front of you is a remnant of a mile-long earthen wall that once enclosed the town. Construc…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DNX_the-military-road_Saint-Simons-Island-GA.html
The Military Road connecting Fort Frederica with Fort Saint Simons, crossed at this point. Built in 1738 by British forces under Oglethorpe and used during the Battle of Bloody Marsh.W.P.A. 1936 D.A.R.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DNU_up-in-smoke_Jekyll-Island-GA.html
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 up in …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DNR_the-active-life_Jekyll-Island-GA.html
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 lots …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DNL_taking-care-of-family_Jekyll-Island-GA.html
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 on th…
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