St. Simons Island, Georgia
STEEPED IN HISTORY, ST. SIMONS keep the Spanish forces at bay. In 1808, the town set aside 100
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Island is the second largest island On July 7, 1742, Oglethorpe’s acres near the fort for a church.
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on the Georgia coast. Crossing troops ambushed the Spanish as Christ Church, Frederica was .
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over the Marshes of Glynn, made they marched single file through completed in 1820 and was nearly
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famous by Georgia poet Sidney the marsh, routing them in about destroyed by Union troops during t
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Lanier, you’ll feel as though you are an hour. The Battle of Bloody the Civil War.
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driving into history, past gnarled Marsh marked the end of Spanish Today, St. Simons Island is a
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oak trees that line roads leading to influence on “debatable land,” the charming seaside town of about
historic sites and beautiful sandy 13,000, a number that nearly
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not to last. In 1702, James Moore 13,000. ...” Simons Lighthouse, hosts special
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land attack that destroyed the area’s there are many fine restaurants and
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Spanish mission system. area between British South Carolina boutiques in the area.
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During the early Colonial and Spanish Florida. And, if you tire of all that St.
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period, between 1736 and 1748, At the Fort Frederica National Simons Island offers, the port city
Gen. James Oglethorpe built Fort Monument, the archeological of Brunswick, Sea Island and Jekyll
Frederica to serve as the military remains of the fort and the town Island all provide a different take on
headquarters of the colony and remain a silent sentinel to the past. the Golden Isles of Georgia.
At A Glance
St. Simons Island, Ga.
Population: 13,381
Average Temp: 76 F
Average Age: 46
Nearest Hospital:
Southeast Georgia Regional
Medical Center
Nearest Major Airport:
Jacksonville International Airport
St. Simons Island Info:
Brunswick and the Golden
Isles of Georgia
(912) 265-0620
www.bgivb.com
www.RetiringToGeorgia.com I www.HotRetirementTowns.com I www.MillionDollarRealtors.com
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