Photos from Saint Simons Island, Georgia, United States, North America - page 2

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The peaceful churchyard has historic graves going back more than 200 years.

commemorating Anson Phelps Dodge who rebuilt the Church in 1883

window by Tiffany

Saint Martin of Tours

''This woman was full of good works''

The Sermon on the Mount was where Christ proclaimed the Beatitudes.

Revered in Georgia's history, General Oglethorpe saved the colony from annexation by the Spanish.

the ''great window''

Here is the sanctuary. The Church's stained glass windows (including one by Tiffany) are famous for their beauty.

Welcome

The famous Christ Church (Episcopal) was bult in 1820, trashed during the Civil War, and rebuilt in 1883.

huge Celtic cross memorial to the Wesleys

Wesleys memorial garden

It is believed that the Wesleys preached under these very trees.

plaque commemorating the founders of Methodism

a former slaves' house at the Plantation

Retreat Plantation was a major producer of outstanding cotton.

Gascoigne Bluff provided the oak timbers for the USS Constitutiion ''Old Ironsides'.'

Pike's Bluff lookout played a significant role in the War of Independence.

other sites of historical interest

where Oglethorpe's troops defeated the Spaniish invaders once and for all

The Battle of Bloody Marsh commemorative plaque

still guarding the marshes

remains of Fort Frederick's barracks

the powder magazine

plan of the fort

remains of the barracks entrance

This plaque was stained, and I've cleaned it as best I can.

the early colony's version of a butcher shop

an early professional's house

Archaeologists found this remnant from an early house.

Early colonial houses were built of 'tabby' - a sort of seashell mortar.

The first settlers only had time to make thatched huts.

the Settlement and the Fort

Now the day is over ..

The pier is the best place to watch the sun go down.

back to the village at dusk This is actually the 2nd lighthouse ... the first was destroyed during the Civil War.

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