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St. Simons is located at (31.161250, -81.386875), [44] midway between Savannah, Georgia and Jacksonville, Florida, and approximately 12 miles (19 km) east of Brunswick, Georgia, the sole municipality in Glynn County and the county government
Fort Frederica National Monument, on St. Simons Island, Georgia, preserves the archaeological remnants of a fort and town built by James Oglethorpe between 1736 and 1748 to protect the southern boundary of the British colony of Georgia from Spanish raids. [4] About 630 British troops were stationed at the fort.
Jewtown was one of three historic African American communities on Saint Simons settled after the Civil War by emancipated slaves. [2] The town got its name from the presence of a store established by Jewish members of the Levison family in the 1880s. [3] [4] A variant name for the town was "Levisonton". [5]
On February 15, 1736, James Oglethorpe, founder of the Province of Georgia, established the town and fort of Frederica on St. Simons Island. [1] Accompanying him was Reverend Charles Wesley, a priest within the Church of England who served as Oglethorpe's chaplain and was the brother of John Wesley, then-priest of Christ Church in Savannah, Georgia. [2]
Igbo Landing (also called Ibo Landing, Ebo Landing, or Ebos Landing) is a historic site at Dunbar Creek on St. Simons Island, Glynn County, Georgia. It was the setting of a mass suicide in 1803 by captive Igbo people who had taken control of the slave ship they were on, and refused to submit to slavery in the United States .
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]
The Battle of Bloody Marsh took place on 7 July 1742 between Spanish and British forces on St. Simons Island, part of the Province of Georgia, resulting in a victory for the British. Part of the War of Jenkins' Ear , the battle was for the British fortifications of Fort Frederica and Fort St. Simons, with the strategic goal the sea routes and ...
This is a list of plantations and/or plantation houses in the U.S. state of Georgia that are National Historic Landmarks, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, listed on a heritage register, or are otherwise significant for their history, association with significant events or people, or their architecture and design. [1] [2] [3]