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This road carries the name of the Wylly family, including Confederate captain Charles Spalding Wylly, descendants of a planter who held a royal grant to Jekyll Island. It is among the few island roads still bearing a name from the club era.
Captain Wylly Road is a historical marker in Jekyll Island, Glynn County, erected in 1958. 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 31.0668, -81.4048 near Jekyll Island. The nearest cataloged historic site is Faith Chapel (historic place), about 1.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include Preserving the Legacy, Rockefeller Cottage, and First Transcontinental Call.
This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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