Cumberland Island National Seashore: Opastetut kierrokset ja aktiviteetit

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Dungeness on Cumberland Island, Georgia, is a ruined mansion that is part of a historic district that was the home of several families significant in American history. James Oglethorpe first built on Cumberland Island in 1736, building a hunting lodge that he named Dungeness. Oglethorpe named the place after Dungeness, in England. The next Dungeness was the legacy of Revolutionary War hero Nathanael Greene, who had acquired 11,000 acres of island land in exchange for a bad debt. His widow built a four-story tabby mansion in 1803, over a Timucuan shell mound. During the War of 1812 the island was occupied by the British, who used the house as a headquarters.
In 1818 Henry “Light-Horse Harry” Lee, a dashing cavalry commander during the Revolutionary War and father of Robert E. Lee, stayed at the house until his death on March 25, 1818, cared for by Greene's daughter Louisa, and was laid to rest in nearby cemetery with full military honors provided by an American fleet stationed at St. Marys, Georgia. The house was abandoned during the U.S. Civil War and burned in 1866.
In the 1880s the property was purchased by Thomas M. Carnegie, brother of Andrew Carnegie, who began to build a new mansion on the site. The 59-room Queen Anne style mansion and grounds were completed after Carnegie's death in 1886. His wife Lucy continued to live at Dungeness and built other estates for her children, including Greyfield for Margaret Carnegie, Plum Orchard for George Lauder Carnegie, and Stafford Plantation. By this time, the Carnegies owned 90% of the island.
The Carnegies moved out of Dungeness in 1925. In 1959 the Dungeness mansion was destroyed by fire, alleged to be arson. The ruins are today preserved by the National Park Service as part of Cumberland Island National Seashore. They were acquired by the Park Service in 1972.

Koe Cumberland Island National Seashore

Activities

Suositut vierailukohteet

Plum Orchard Mansion

Kun vierailet kohteessa Cumberland Island, voit viettää iltapäivän katselemalla näyttelyitä kohteessa Plum Orchard Mansion. Vaella tämän rentouttavan alueen kauniilla rannoilla ja rannikolla.

A walk on the beach for a beautiful sunrise

Americana Beach

Mikset viettäisi laiskaa iltapäivää Jekyll Island rannalla Americana Beach? Kävele tämän perheystävällisen alueen rannikolla tai hakeudu pyöräilyreiteille.

Jekyll Islandin osavaltion puisto

Vieraile kohteessa Jekyll Islandin osavaltion puisto ja kokeile suosittuja aktiviteetteja, kuten pyöräilyä, lomallasi kohteessa Jekyll Island. Vaella tämän perheystävällisen alueen kauniilla rannoilla ja rannikolla.

First African Baptist Church

Ota selvää kohteen Cumberland Island historiasta, kun vietät aikaasi kohteessa First African Baptist Church. Tutustu alueen museoihin ja kauppoihin.

McIntosh Sugarmill Park

McIntosh Sugarmill Park on vain yksi kohteen St. Marys nähtävyyksistä, joten mikset tutkisi myös muita näkemisen arvoisia paikkoja lomasi aikana? Piipahda tämän perheystävällisyydestään tunnetun alueen ravintoloissa.

Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay (laivastotukikohta)

Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay (laivastotukikohta) on vain yksi kohteen Kings Bay nähtävyyksistä, joten mikset tutkisi myös muita näkemisen arvoisia paikkoja lomasi aikana? Vaella alueen kauniilla rannoilla ja rannikolla.