Historical Marker

Lanier's Oak

Brunswick · Glynn County · Erected 1956

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The Story

Beneath this live oak in the 1870s, ailing poet Sidney Lanier gazed over the salt marshes and conceived 'The Marshes of Glynn,' transforming a coastal Georgia view into one of American literature's great nature poems.

About this site

Lanier's Oak is a historical marker in Brunswick, Glynn County, erected in 1956. 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 31.1558, -81.4792 near Brunswick. The nearest cataloged historic site is Oak Grove Cemetery (cemetery), about 0.7 miles away. Others within a short drive include Colored Memorial School and Risley High School, Colored Memorial School and Risley High School, and Glynn Academy.

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

📍 31.1558, -81.4792 · Brunswick, Glynn County

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