GLYNN & McINTOSH
COUNTIES, GEORGIA
NEW 47 Page Booklet
Early days in Glynn County and McIntosh
County, GA, which includes the
past and/or present communities
of Brunswick, Darien, Frederica, Jekyll Island, Meridian,
Saint Simons Island, Sapelo Island, Sea Island, Townsend and Volona are
recalled through a mixture of colorful tales and factual data in
this spiral-bound
booklet reprinted
primarily from two rare books: the Rev. George White's Historical
Collections of Georgia and Georgia, a Guide to Its Towns
and Countryside, a WPA publication. The booklet
is printed one-sided on 60# paper with the print enlarged for
easier reading. A vinyl sheet has been added to protect the 3-color
front cover.
The
excerpt from White's book covers the development of this area
until its publication date of 1854, while excerpts from
the WPA book, give a nostalgic glympse from a 1940 vantage point,
including interesting historical notes, especially as they relate
to sightseeing possibilities.
Among
the many and diverse topics in the booklet are:
Physical features, General
Oglethorpe's detailed account of the Battle with the Spanish at
St. Simon on July 7, 1742; Revolutionary War battle in which 3 British
ships were captured; an account of an Indian attack; Bio of John
Couper; Colorful Bio of Captain Rory McIntosh, the "Quixote of Georgia"; 1850
Census Statistics for McIntosh County; Instances of Longevity;
the McIntosh family, involving a duel, and an imprisonment; Signers
of the Darien Resolution for Independence; Site of Cedar Hill, estate
of Gen. Daniel Stewart; Tabby Ruins; Blackbeard's Island; Settlement
of Darien; Highlander Monument; the Altamaha River; the Huston House
on Butler Island; Boys Estate, Georgia (patterned after Boys Town,
Nebraska); the site of Hopeton plantation; U.S. Naval Auxiliary
Air Station at Glynco; Hercules Naval Stores Plant at Brunswick;
Jekyll Island State Park; Crooked River State Park; Gascoigne Bluff;
Hamilton Plantation; Bloody Marsh Battlefield; Ruins of Fort Frederica;
the Salzburger Village, where the peach was nurtured; and other bits
of history and trivia.
Wouldn't this make a unique gift?
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