Historical Marker

The Boat House Site

Jekyll Island · Glynn County · Erected 1958

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The Story

During Jekyll's exclusive Club Era, this boathouse sheltered the steamer Jekyll Island and other launches that ferried wealthy members from the Brunswick railhead; today only piers and a capstan winch remain.

About this site

The Boat House Site is a historical marker in Jekyll Island, Glynn County, erected in 1958. 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 31.0524, -81.4216 near Jekyll Island. The nearest cataloged historic site is M.E. Thompson and the Purchase of Jekyll Island (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.

📍 31.0524, -81.4216 · Jekyll Island, Glynn County

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Nearby in Glynn County

Historical Marker

M.E. Thompson and the Purchase of Jekyll Island

First Transcontinental Call

Jekyll Island · 1965

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Jekyll Island Club Wharf

Jekyll Island · 1958

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Preserving the Legacy

Jekyll Island

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What Was Here Before?

Jekyll Island