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A Cumberland foal. Horses are not native to Cumberland Island.Popular myth states they were brought to the island by the Spanish in the 16th century. [1] [2] However, it is believed that these first horses more than likely did not survive due to the lack of visits made by the Spanish and the local Native Americans on the island finding them of little practical use. [1]
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.
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.
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A fact from Cumberland Island horse appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 8 June 2014 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: Did you know... that Cumberland Island horses (pictured) are considered "feral, free-ranging and unmanaged" by the U.S. National Park Service?
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