Jekyll Island

by Robert Bowden and Michael Bowden

When Maj. William Horton, the first English resident of Jekyll Island, arrived in Georgia in 1736, it is unlikely that he could have imagined what the future held for the untamed barrier island. By 1800, the island was fully owned by Christophe Poulain duBignon, whose family ran a cotton plantation on the island until 1886, when it was sold for $125,000 to a newly formed hunting and recreation club. The Jekyll Island Club would transform the island...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1467109398
• ISBN13: 9781467109390
• Release Date: April 2023
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 8.9"