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It was evacuated in 1942, along with the rest of the island. The house remained in the Rockefeller family until 1947, when the Jekyll Island Authority bought the property. It was open as a museum from 1950 until 1968, when it was closed for badly needed repairs. It is now a public museum. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places ...
A map of Jekyll Island from 1983. Jekyll Island is one of only four Georgia barrier islands that has a paved causeway to allow access from the mainland by car. It has 5,700 acres (23 km 2) of land, including 4,400 acres (18 km 2) of solid earth and a 240-acre (0.97 km 2) Jekyll Island Club Historic District.
While St. Simons Island was entering its tourism phase, Jekyll Island remained a private retreat for the rich and famous. After the Great Depression and World War II, however, the Jekyll Island Club and the winter "cottages" fell into disuse. In 1947, the State of Georgia purchased the island for the purpose of creating a state park. [56]
Walter Rogers Furness Cottage (1890-1891) – also known as the "Old Infirmary" or the "Jekyll Island Infirmary" – is a Shingle Style building on Jekyll Island, in Glynn County, Georgia, United States. It is one of thirty-three contributing properties in the 240-acre (97.1 hectares) Jekyll Island Club Historic District. [3]
Get the Jekyll Island, GA local weather forecast by the hour and the next 10 days.
A few days before Halloween, data collectors at the Jekyll Island Banding Station (JIBS) observe a steady, yet predictable, decline of birds in nets, signaling the end of migration.
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