- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- St. Simons Island Pier and Village
- Date of Original:
- 1890/1899
- Subject:
- Lighthouses--Georgia--Saint Simons Island
Piers--Georgia--Saint Simons Island
Villages--Georgia--Saint Simons Island
Men--Georgia--Saint Simons Island
Women--Georgia--Saint Simons Island
Tourists--Georgia--Saint Simons Island
Beaches--Georgia--Saint Simons Island
Saint Simon's Island Lighthouse (Ga.)
Barrier islands--Georgia - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Glynn County, Saint Simons Island, 31.15051, -81.36954
- Medium:
- black-and-white photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Visitors to St. Simons Island gather on its pier in the late nineteenth century. The tourism industry, still a primary economic activity on the island today, began in the 1870s, and by the 1880s a grand hotel and pier had been built on the southeastern end of the island.
This photograph shows visitors to St. Simons Island, Georgia gathering on its pier in the late nineteenth century. The men in the photograph wear suits, and the women are clad in long dresses. The St. Simons lighthouse rises behind them in the distance. The tourism industry, still a primary economic activity on the island today, began in the 1870s. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/geography-environment/st-simons-island/m-4657/
- Rights Holder:
- Courtesy of Coastal Georgia Historical Society. Please do not use any images without permission
Coastal Georgia Historical Society - Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-2633
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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