Jekyll Island Cottages, Jekyll Island, Georgia, USA
It is one of the Sea Islands and one of the Golden Isles of Georgia barrier islands. The island is owned by the State of Georgia and run by a self-sustaining, self-governing body.
Mosaic, Jekyll Island Museum: 100 Stable Rd, Jekyll Island, Georgia, USA
Two brothers who owned the island decided to construct a clubhouse which was completed in January 1888. Fifty-three members purchased shares for $600 each; a limit of 100 members was imposed to preserve the club’s exclusivity.
From 1888 to 1942 the club opened every January for the winter season, except a few years when there were yellow fever outbreaks. It accommodated some of the world’s wealthiest people.
Some of the wealthiest members built their own “cottages”, mansion-sized residences that are mostly still standing in the 21st century. Even the wealthy endured financial losses during the Great Depression, and the club had financial difficulties. When the United States entered World War II, it ordered the island evacuated for security purposes, ending the era of the Jekyll Island Club. After the war in 1947, the State of Georgia bought the island.
One of the many island’s cottages
The clubhouse, which is now a hotel
Mosaic, Jekyll Island Museum which also runs the trolly tour.
A brief history of the island. History always starts with the Indians.
European Arrive
Brittan established a colony on the island
General James Edward Oglethorpe and William Horton establish a town on the island.
They used crushed shells with sand and water to make building materials for home
Then slavery and plantations
The Civil War begins and ends
The island becomes the winter retreat for riches and famous
The phone system comes to the island
Social life on the island
I took the trolly tour to see the cottages that riches built
The first townhouse?
We stopped to tour this cottage
The clubhouse, which is now a hotel
A church
