Historical Marker

Tavernkeepers

St. Simons Island · Glynn County

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The Story

At colonial Frederica, Levi Bennett and his wife Ann ran the town's first tavern from 1736; widowed, Ann kept it going and prospered as a merchant, leaving behind thousands of wine-bottle and pipe fragments.

About this site

Tavernkeepers is a historical marker in St. Simons 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 31.2236, -81.3906 near St. Simons Island. The nearest cataloged historic site is Frederica (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Frederica - Indian Interpreter, Fort Frederica, and Patrick and Priscilla Houstoun.

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

📍 31.2236, -81.3906 · St. Simons Island, Glynn County

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