Historical Marker

Arriving on This Island

Jekyll Island · Glynn County

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The Story

In the Jekyll Island Club era, before any causeway, the wealthy and the staff who served them reached this private resort only by boat, ferried on Club steamers and yachts to the wharf by figures like longtime captain James Clark.

About this site

Arriving on This Island is a historical marker in Jekyll Island, Glynn County. It is one of 121 historical markers documented in Glynn County, among 181 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 31.0591, -81.4234 near Jekyll Island. The nearest cataloged historic site is Jekyll Island Club Wharf (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include First Transcontinental Call, Rockefeller Cottage, and Faith Chapel.

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

📍 31.0591, -81.4234 · Jekyll Island, Glynn County

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Nearby in Glynn County

Historical Marker

Jekyll Island Club Wharf

Jekyll Island · 1958

Historical Marker

First Transcontinental Call

Preserving the Legacy

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