M.E. Thompson and the Purchase of Jekyll Island

In 1947 Acting Governor M.E. Thompson seized Jekyll Island for the state by court condemnation for $675,000, turning a former millionaires' retreat into a public park open to ordinary Georgians.

M.E. Thompson and the Purchase of Jekyll Island is a historical marker in Jekyll Island, Glynn County, erected in 1963. 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 31.0549, -81.4214 near Jekyll Island. The nearest cataloged historic site is The Boat House Site (historical marker), about 0.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Rockefeller Cottage, First Transcontinental Call, and Jekyll Island Club Wharf.

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