United States, Georgia, Glynn County, Saint Simons Island, 31.15051, -81.369541890/1899Visitors 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.image/jpeghttp://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-2633Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopediahttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-2633Forms part of: New Georgia EncyclopediaLighthouses--Georgia--Saint Simons IslandPiers--Georgia--Saint Simons IslandVillages--Georgia--Saint Simons IslandMen--Georgia--Saint Simons IslandWomen--Georgia--Saint Simons IslandTourists--Georgia--Saint Simons IslandBeaches--Georgia--Saint Simons IslandSaint Simon's Island Lighthouse (Ga.)Barrier islands--GeorgiaSt. Simons Island Pier and VillageStillImage