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Stables74 views
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Dungeness pool house68 views2 Carnegie bachelor brothers lived in wings of the pool house.
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Dungeness67 viewsBe careful and do not go in. Not only does the national park service not allow it due to instability of the structure, snakes now inhabit the ruins.
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Thick tree cover over most of the island67 views
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Pumpin Festival-Ben Franklin-St. Marys, GA64 viewsSt. Marys is the gateway to Cumberland Island National Seashore. The boat to the island departs from the ranger station by the shore. There is also a submarine museum, Cumberland Island museum, and Orange Hall antebellum mansion museum there. St. Marys is where the last battle of the War of 1812 was fought. The geocaching in the area is great too.
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Orange House Hall in St. Marys, GA63 viewsI toured the inside of this mansion which is a fine example of antebellum life in Greek Revival style.
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Dungeness - Andrew Carnegie Family Home62 viewsHome of the wealthy Carnegie family where their many children grew up and eventually built their own homes nearby with money given as wedding presents. Major employer on the island with the many servants and workers required to run the home and farm. They also had a huge icehouse to store blocks of ice brought down from the north in winter. The many valuable trees on the island were cut and sold for ship building back in the day.
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