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In 2023, $300,000 from the St. Simons Land Trust Pennies for Preservation Program was used to help purchase the nearly 10-acre Gateway Property on the south end of St. Simons Island.
GNIS feature ID. 0322308 [3] St. Simons Island (or simply St. Simons) is a barrier island and census-designated place (CDP) located on St. Simons Island in Glynn County, Georgia, United States. The names of the community and the island are interchangeable, known simply as "St. Simons Island" or "SSI", [4][5][6][7] or locally as "The Island". St.
The St. Simons Lighthouse, along with the northernmost water tower on Jekyll Island, creates the demarcation line that separates St. Simons Sound from the Atlantic Ocean. The lighthouse is a picturesque and beloved symbol of St. Simons Island and Glynn County, Georgia. It is the subject of many paintings and other artistic renderings. [7]
Christ Church is an Episcopal church in St. Simons, Georgia. Beginning as a mission in 1736, the parish would be one of the first to form the Episcopal Diocese of Georgia in 1823, along with Christ Church in Savannah, Georgia and Saint Paul's Church in Augusta, Georgia. The current building was built in 1884 and is adjacent to Fort Frederica ...
Apr. 16—COVID-19 put an hold on many things — annual events, beloved traditions and even simple family gatherings — but 2022 marks the return of one of the big ones: the Easter sunrise ...
Jan. 21—It looked like quite a production to the uninitiated Thursday afternoon out on the St. Simons Sound with that tall steel crane barge floating on the water between Jekyll and St. Simons ...
The airfield was named after Malcom B. McKinnon, chairman of the County Commission when construction started in 1935. The airport opened on May 28, 1938, seven months after his death. [2] During World War II, it operated as Naval Air Station St. Simons Island and was eventually home to the Navy Radar Training School.
Virtually untouched for centuries, Little St. Simons Island is a barrier island located on the coast of the US state of Georgia, and is one of the least developed of Georgia's Golden Isles. The island covers an area of 10,000 acres (40 km 2) and boasts 7 miles (11 km) of beaches. Little St. Simons Island is located slightly east and north of St ...