Historical Marker

Cumberland Island National Seashore (St. Marys)

St. Marys · Camden County

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Cumberland Island, Georgia's largest barrier island, holds Timucua mission sites, plantation ruins, and the Carnegie family's Dungeness estate. Congress made it a national seashore in 1972; feral horses still roam its wild beaches.

About this site

Cumberland Island National Seashore is a historical marker in St. Marys, Camden County. It is one of 32 historical markers documented in Camden County, among 70 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 30.7537, -81.6499 near St. Marys. The nearest cataloged historic site is Battle for Georgia (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include WW II Torpedo, The State Of Georgia Salutes, and Carlton Cemetery.

This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

Also at or near St. Marys, Camden County

“Cumberland Island National Seashore” names 2 distinct records in Camden County. This page is the historical marker in St. Marys. The others:

📍 30.7537, -81.6499 · St. Marys, Camden County
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