Picture The two-story house built from tabby in 1742 stands along N. Riverview Rd. The frame is intact, while the roof, doors, and windows are gone. Tabby was an indigenous material developed along the coast that was formed from crushed oyster shells, lime and water to make a kind of cement. It is featured in several historic sea island structures dating from the antebellum plantation era. The house was occupied by Major William Horton during the British colonial period. He developed Georgia's first brewery (the ruins of which are a few hundred yards down the road). The remains of the house have been meticulously preserved over the past 100 years as an example of coastal Georgia building techniques; it is one of the oldest surviving buildings in the state.
The Horton House
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Picture The Club officially opened its doors in January 1888, Serving the Uber wealthy
Jekyll Island Club Hotel
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Picture Whadaau expect... It's Georgia!
Spanish Moss in the Trees
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Picture A member of Historic Hotels of America, the official program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation
Jekyll Island Club Hotel
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Picture Still surprised my bike fit!
Packing the Mini Cooper
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Picture Famous Island in Georgia that housed a Millionaires compound (Morgans, Rockefellers, and Vanderbilts) and I think the Federal Reserve was created there. Great level island for cycling around!
Going to Jekyll Island
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Obvious Bike Route!
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Picture ...and I mean Rich!!! The island was purchased by the Jekyll Island Club, which Munsey’s Magazine called “the richest, the most exclusive, the most inaccessible club in the world….” For those who represented 1/6 of the world’s wealth at the turn of the century, the Jekyll Island Club became an exclusive retreat. Families with names like Rockefeller, Morgan, Vanderbilt, Pulitzer, and Baker built the elegant Clubhouse and “cottages” in Victorian architectural styles.
Rich History!
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