Cumberland Island

Oh, the Place I Have Visited in 2017

Cumberland Island

Cumberland Island National Seashore is Georgia’ largest, southern most barrier island. 

Dungeness before it burned (Web Photo)

 Revolutionary War Hero General Nathanael Greene acquired land on Cumberland Island in 1783. Following his death, his widow Catherine Greene, constructed a four-story tabby home that she named Dungeness. Thomas Carnegie and his wife Lucy began building another Dungeness on the original foundation in 1884. The ruins of the 4-story Dungeness tabby home that was destroyed by fire in 1959 is still standing today. The Carnegie family members donated it to the National Park Foundation in 1971. In 1972 Congress created Cumberland Island National Seashore.

The First African Baptist Church was established in 1893 and then rebuilt in the 1930’s. During the 1890’s, the Settlement was established for African American workers. It was the site of the September 1996 wedding of John F. Kennedy, Jr. and Carolyn Bessette.

Wild horses roam freely on the National Seashore. As the saying goes, "if you don't bother them, they won't bother you. So, with that in mind, I kept a respectful distance.

Be blessed and enjoy!