Twin Oaks Drive-In, 1943
Opened in 1943 by Maurice Zell, the Twin Oaks Drive-In is the oldest restaurant in Brunswick. Though it’s changed owners over the years, it remains as popular today as it ever was. They’re open from...
View ArticleRod & Gun Club Marina, Ridgeville
This marina, located off Georgia Highway 99 just north of Ridgeville was known for years as Blue & Hall’s Marina. The road here leading to the North River is known as Blue-n-Hall Road....
View ArticleNorth River, McIntosh County
One of numerous tidal rivers and creeks to be found in McIntosh County, the North River is accessible at Blue-n-Hall Road. There’s a boat ramp here, as well as the Rod & Gun Club Marina....
View ArticleGould’s Inlet
Located north of the Coast Guard Station at the end of Bruce Drive, Gould’s Inlet is to me the most beautiful remaining beach on St. Simons Island. It is the opening of Postell Creek, which divides...
View ArticleWillet, Gould’s Inlet
The Willet (Tringa semipalmata) is one of numerous shorebirds you’re likely to encounter at Gould’s Inlet. It’s a great place to look for fall migrants. St. Simons Island, Georgia
View ArticleFolk Victorian, Prince Street
Old Town Brunswick National Historic District Brunswick, Georgia
View ArticleColonial Revival, Halifax Square
Old Town Brunswick National Historic District Brunswick, Georgia
View ArticleFolk Victorian, Prince Street
Old Town Brunswick National Historic District Brunswick, Georgia
View ArticleHanover Square Restoration
Old Town Brunswick National Historic District Until recently, this grand house was in a bad state of disrepair, surrounded by vegetation and all but forgotten. Today it’s a wonderful example of the...
View ArticleHenry C. Day House
Old Town Brunswick National Historic District This was the home of Sidney Lanier’s brother-in-law, Henry C. Day and it was here in the 1870s that the famous poet stayed in an attempt to overcome...
View ArticleCraftsman House, Brunswick
Old Town Brunswick National Historic District Brunswick, Georgia
View ArticleVeranda House, 1885, Brunswick
Old Town Brunswick National Historic District Brunswick, Georgia
View ArticleFirst United Methodist Church, 1905
Old Town Brunswick National Historic District A historic marker outside the church reads: In 1838 a small Methodist Brunswick congregation was assigned to a preaching circuit by the Florida Conference...
View ArticleSt. Athanasius Episcopal Church
Old Town Brunswick National Historic District Circa 1874* This tabby revival structure is one of the most historic on the Georgia coast. In his thesis Tabby: The Enduring Building Material of Coastal...
View ArticleHistoric Dart House in Danger
William Robert Dart House, 1877, Brunswick © Brian Brown I hate to say it, but here we go again! Yet another historic home, integral to the story of its community, is in danger of being lost. Taylor...
View ArticleCamden County Courthouse, 1928
Though it’s extremely difficult to photograph with the palms crowding out the facade, this courthouse is worth checking out when you’re in the area. It’s one of only two Gothic Revival courthouses in...
View ArticleTarboro Mercantile
Tarboro is an isolated community in Camden County’s interior, near White Oak. Tarboro, Georgia
View ArticleSt. John Missionary Baptist Church, St. Marys
This small vernacular chapel, retaining its original steeple, is located near the entrance to Crooked River State Park. St. Marys, Georgia
View ArticleHouston McIntosh Sugar Mill, Circa 1825
Built circa 1825, this sugar mill and arrowroot starch factory was the industrial component to John Houston* McIntosh’s New Canaan Plantation. McIntosh was born in 1773 in what is now McIntosh County....
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