Author: Tommy E. Jenkins
Publisher: Tommy E. Jenkins
Published: 1994-01-01
Total Pages: 100
ISBN-13: 9780964365902
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →"History books sometimes revise history, particularly when the author chooses to interpret the facts of history as a polemic of her or his own perception. Happily, Tommy Jenkins has chosen not to present history through his own eyes, but through photographs, maps & drawings of those who came before him..."--from the introduction by Island resident & author Bill Diehl. St. Simons, unknown to many, has played a major role in this nation's history. This publication combines new photographs including historical reenactments taken at the 250th anniversary of the battle of Bloody Marsh at Frederica, the first settlement & fortification on St. Simons, with old photographs from as far back as post-Civil War. Factual maps, text & photographs combine in the pages of this book to create a visual experience for the reader. In some cases an old photo is complemented by a recent photo of the same area. These "then & now" combinations give the reader first-hand experience of the changes in the Island's history. Send order, with $11.50, plus $3.00 postage per book, to Watermarks Publishing, 226 Redfern Village, St. Simons Island, GA 31522; 912-638-1445.
Author: Glenda Cochran
Publisher:
Published: 1990-09
Total Pages: 132
ISBN-13: 9780940379015
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Caroline Couper Lovell
Publisher:
Published: 1932
Total Pages: 338
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Junius Rochester
Publisher: Little Saint Simons Island
Published: 1994-01-01
Total Pages: 139
ISBN-13: 9780913720905
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Library of Congress. Copyright Office
Publisher: Copyright Office, Library of Congress
Published: 1977
Total Pages: 1482
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Patricia Morris
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 132
ISBN-13: 9780738515861
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →From the days of early tribes that hunted and fished to the tourists who later relaxed on the beaches, St. Simons Island has been part of the changing landscape of Georgia's coast. When Gen. James E. Oglethorpe established Fort Frederica to protect Savannah and the Carolinas from the threat of Spain, it 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 returning to an agricultural community, by 1870 St. Simons re-established itself with the development of a booming timber industry. And by the 1870s, the pleasant climate and proximity to the sea drew visitors to St. Simons as a year-round resort. Although the causeway had brought large numbers of summer people to the island, St. Simons remained a sleepy little place with only a few hundred permanent residents until 1941.
Author: Caroline Couper Lovell
Publisher:
Published: 1939
Total Pages: 300
ISBN-13:
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