Historical Marker

Slave Cabin

St. Simons Island · Glynn County · Erected 1954

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The Story

These tabby cabins housed enslaved people who tilled Retreat Plantation's Sea Island cotton fields; built from oyster-shell concrete and shaded by live oaks, they stand where the Sea Island Golf Course now spreads.

About this site

Slave Cabin is a historical marker in St. Simons Island, Glynn County, erected in 1954. 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 31.1592, -81.3885 near St. Simons Island. The nearest cataloged historic site is Battle of Bloody Marsh (historical marker), about 0.6 miles away. Others within a short drive include A Clash Of Cultures, Demere Road, and Stranger Cemetery.

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

📍 31.1592, -81.3885 · St. Simons Island, Glynn County

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