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Retreat Plantation

Now the Sea Island Golf Club, Retreat Plantation was once an antebellum plantation known for superior quality Sea Island cotton and extensive flower gardens. The ruins of a slave hospital still remain. The entrance to Retreat Plantation is located at the intersection of Kings Way and Frederica Road.

Fishing Pier

Located in the Village area of St. Simons Island, the fishing pier is a focal point of island activity. This area offers numerous shops, restaurants, points of interest and entertainment.

St. Simons Lighthouse

The architectural simplicity of the restored 1872 lighthouse keeper's cottage compliments the towering 104-foot tall lighthouse. This dwelling, located on Beachview Drive in St. Simons Village, is now the museum of the Coastal Georgia Historical Society.
http://www.saintsimonslighthouse.org/

Bloody Marsh Battle Site

At this site on Demere Road in 1742, an outnumbered force of British troops ambushed and defeated Spanish troops, halting an attack aimed at Fort Frederica. The battle is said to be the turning point in the Spanish invasion of Georgia.
http://www.nps.gov/fofr/planyourvisit/bloodymarshunit.htm

Fort Frederica

Built by General Oglethorpe in 1736, the Fort Frederica National Monument is located on Frederica Road near Christ Church.
http://www.nps.gov/fofr/

Christ Church

In 1736, John and Charles Wesley held worship services under the oak trees at the location of the present church, erected in 1883 by Anson Phelps Dodge, Jr., as a memorial to his first wife.
http://www.christchurchfrederica.org/

Lawrence Road

This route leading to the northern crest of St. Simons Island is dotted with historical markers noting the locations of plantations that once thrived in the area.