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The Cumberland Island Visitor Center, Cumberland Island Museum, and Lang concession ferry to the island are located in the city of St. Marys, Georgia. Public access via the ferry is limited, reservations are recommended. Camping is allowed in the seashore. The 9,886-acre (40.01 km 2) Cumberland Island Wilderness is part of the seashore.
The hurricane maintained a general northwest track throughout its duration, and it reached peak winds of 130 mph (210 km/h) on October 2. That day, it made landfall on Cumberland Island in Camden County, Georgia, causing record storm surge flooding. The hurricane caused heavy damage throughout the region, and killed at least 179 people.
October 2, 1898 – 1898 Georgia hurricane struck Cumberland Island as a category 4 hurricane with 135 mph (215 km/h) winds, [2] causing heavy damage amounting to around $1 million, and 179 casualties. [3] October 15, 1947 - 1947 Florida-Georgia Hurricane.
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Cumberland Island is actually two islands—the island proper and Little Cumberland Island—connected by a marsh. Little Cumberland is a separate island and not a part of Cumberland Island. As are the private properties on Cumberland Island, Little Cumberland Island has been maintained with a nature and conservation mission for over 60 years.
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Cumberland Island National Seashore, Georgia, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in a Google map.
Aug. 8—The next superintendent of Cumberland Island National Seashore will face issues that require immediate attention. David Kyler, executive director for the Center for a Sustainable Coast ...
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