St. Simons Island

St. Simons Island - Paperback

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St. Simons Island

St. Simons Island - Paperback

by Patricia Morris
$24.99
Sale price  $24.99 Regular price 

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by Patricia Morris (Author)

From the earliest tribes who hunted and fished to the tourists who relaxed on the beaches, St. Simons Island has been part of the landscape of Georgia's coast.

When Gen. James E. Oglethorpe established Fort Frederica to protect Savannah and the Carolinas from the threat of Spain, the island was, for a short time, a vibrant hub of British military operations. During the latter part of the 1700s, a plantation society thrived on the island until the outbreak of the War Between the States. Never to return to an agricultural community, by 1870 St. Simons re-established itself with the development of a booming timber industry. At the turn of the century, the pleasant climate and proximity to the sea drew tourists to St. Simons as a year-round resort. Although the causeway had brought large numbers of summer visitors to the island, St. Simons remained a sleepy little place with only a few hundred permanent residents until 1941.

Number of Pages: 128
Dimensions: 0.36 x 9.4 x 6.34 IN
Publication Date: October 24, 2003
ISBN9780738515861
Author Patricia Morris
PublisherArcadia Publishing (SC)
GenreHistory and Travel
FormatPaperback
PublishedOctober 2003
LanguageENG- English
Pages128
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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