Historical Marker

<i>Wanderer</i> Memory Trail

Jekyll Island · Glynn County

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The Story

This trail along the Jekyll River marks where the Wanderer's captives, among the last enslaved Africans smuggled into America, came ashore in 1858. A site of memory, it follows one survivor's journey from capture to the American South.

About this site

<i>Wanderer</i> Memory Trail 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 31.0216, -81.4340 near Jekyll Island. The nearest cataloged historic site is Taken From Africa (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include <i>The Wanderer</i> — Timeline, <i>The Wanderer</i> — Timeline: Continued, and <i>The Wanderer</i> — Cilucangy: Ward Lee.

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

📍 31.0216, -81.4340 · Jekyll Island, Glynn County
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