The battle fought here on July 7, 1742, when Spanish troops landed on the south end of St. Simons Island, proved to be the turning point in the Spanish conquest of Georgia. The marsh ran red with Spanish blood and the battle was a decisive British victory which ended forever the threat of Spanish invasion into this colony.

ST. IGNATIUS CHURCH was built in 1886 for the former slaves on St. Simons Island. After a hurricane in 1898 it was rebuilt and rotated 90°.. The wood has never been stained but it looks this way due to the process of aging. It was made with heart of pine and oak. The Altar rail is hand carved. The Lectern, the Bishop’s chair, Priest’s chair, and Baptismal font were all donated by Lovely Lane Chapel. The stained glass windows behind the Altar were made in Philadelphia by the Willet Company.
The Dodge Lumber Mill From the labor of the African Americans on St. Simons Island, came the lumber for Old Ironsides and for the Brooklyn Bridge.

Established in 1736 by James Oglethorpe to protect the southern boundary of his new colony of Georgia, this historic national site includes remnants of a tabby fortress the British built in the 1730s as a bulwark against Spanish invaders from Florida. Hiking and nature trails are on site and historical tours are available.

Overlooking the Frederica River, this area was a favorite Native American campground, and during Colonial days, the landing at the bluff became Georgia's first naval base and bears the name of the man, Gascoigne, who first surveyed the Georgia coast for England. Live oak timbers milled here in 1794 were used in building "Old Ironsides," the USS Constitution, in 1874, and timbers were also cut here for the Brooklyn Bridge

A hands-on environmental education center for all ages that offers a variety of educational programs include beach and saltmarch ecology walks, plankton labs, and summer camps for children

The John Gilbert Nature Trail includes a soft surface walking trail, two bridges a board walk and an observation deck with built in benches. Midway along the trail stands a majestic live oak tree. The preserve provides habitat for small mammals, birds, fish, amphibians and reptiles.

The Maritime Museum, housed in the seventy year old historic Coast Guard Station at East beach, provides seven galleries filled with interactive exhibits. Which feature the WWII military history of St. Simons Island and the ecology of the Barrier Islands.

Mildred Nix Huie was "one remarkable woman," an impressionist artist, sculptor, historian, and writer on St. Simons Island for many years. Her love for the natural beauty and history of Coastal Georgia is reflected in her sketches and paintings, now available on this website for purchase as prints, cards, books, and calendars. Gene Grey was selected by Mrs. Huie to reproduce her paintings as he captured the delicate impressionistic color of her work.

An oceanfront public park that features picnic tables under stately oak trees, a children's playground, a miniature golf course, lots of benches for relaxing by the sea, a fishing pier, and a bandstand where events are held throughout the yea

First constructed in 1807 by James Gould on Couper's Point, this towering, 104 foot lighthouse was reconstructed in 1872 on the same site to replace the original which was destroyed by retreating Confederate forces in 1862. A beautifully restored 1872 lighthouse keeper's home complements the lighthouse.