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October 23, 1972

Cumberland Island

Its unmatched beauty has been around for millennia, but the largest of Georgia’s Barrier Islands only became a National Seashore on this day in 1972. Cumberland Island is the southernmost of Georgia’s Sea Islands. This magical place is noted for having several unique ecological systems: beaches and dunes, inland maritime forests, and saltwater marshes. The […]

Did you know?

The father of Confederate General Robert E. Lee was originally buried on Cumberland Island. However, it was later re-interred at Virginia. The gravestone remains.