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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM847_laniers-oak_Brunswick-GA.html
'neath this gracious treestood Sidney Lanier andunder inspiration of theoak and the marsh wroteThe Marshes Of Glynn
" I will heartily lay me a-hold on the greatness of God :Oh, like to the greatness of God is the greatness withinThe range of th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM814_mark-carr_Brunswick-GA.html
Brunswick`s first settler came to Georgia in 1738 with Oglethorpe`s regiment. He was granted 500 acres at this place, on which he established his plantation.
Several tabby buildings erected by him stood nearby and a military outpost was maintai…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM805_sidney-lanier_Brunswick-GA.html
Was a guest in this home on many occasions in the 1870`s. It was then the residence of his wife`s brother, Henry C. Day. On these visits Lanier became acquainted with "The Marshes of Glynn" which he immortalized.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM7Y3_laniers-oak_Brunswick-GA.html
During his visits to Brunswick in the 1870`s Sidney Lanier, Georgia's greatest poet, frequently sat beneath this live oak tree and looked out over "a world of marsh that borders a world of sea." Here he received the inspiration which resulted in s…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM7WE_glynn-county_Brunswick-GA.html
Glynn County, one of the eight original Counties of Georgia, was organized under the 1777 Constitution of the State of Georgia. It was named in honor of John Glynn, a member of the British House of Commons who defended the cause of the American Co…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM7TX_hopeton-on-the-altamaha_Brunswick-GA.html
Hopeton Plantation, of which Altama is a part, lies about 1.4 miles West of here. A model rice and sugar Plantation of the early 19th century, described in books by several travelers from Europe, Hopeton is best remembered as the home of James Ham…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM7SQ_boys-estate_Brunswick-GA.html
Boys Estate, Georgia`s town just for boys, is located one-half mile west of here, on a part of historic Elizafield Plantation. Elizafield, first the home of Dr. Robert Grant, later of his son, Hugh Fraser Grant, was one of the rich River Plantatio…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM7RW_brunswicks-liberty-ships_Brunswick-GA.html
During World War II, the J.A. Jones Construction Company operated a plant approx. 1 mile south of this point on Brunswick`s waterfront. Between 1942 and 1944, a skilled labor force of over 16,000 men and women worked in service to the Allied war e…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM7LF_world-war-ii-memorial_Brunswick-GA.html
Dedicated to the gallant sailors of the U.S.Merchant Marine and the U.S. Navy Armed Guard,who sailed, fought and died on those famousLiberty Ships and other merchant ships of theU.S. Maritime Service. This community is forevergrateful for their se…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM742_famous-butler-authors_Brunswick-GA.html
Pierce Butler and his daughter, Frances, who shared his interest in the South, returned to Butler Island in 1866, and worked to rehabilitate the plantations. Pierce Butler died in 1867, but Frances continued for several years to manage the Island …