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Kingsland, Georgia
Kingsland and Camden County have seen exponential growth in the past couple of decades due to the location of the Kings Bay Naval Submarine Base nearby, but Kingsland retains much of its historic past and makes for a fun day … Continue reading
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Camden Hotel, 1935, Kingsland
The old Camden Hotel was renovated for use as the City Hall in 1993.
Filed under --CAMDEN COUNTY GA--, Kingsland GA
Centennial Mural, Kingsland
To commemorate Kingsland’s centennial Folkston artist Tim Bass, aka Signsmith, painted this beautiful mural in 2008. It illustrates the community’s commitment to history and preservation in its downtown area. http://photos.jacksonville.com/mycapture/enlarge.asp?image=19330343&event=850990&CategoryID=9090&picnum=1&move=B Visit Tim here: http://www.signsmithmuralart.com/
Filed under --CAMDEN COUNTY GA--, Kingsland GA
The Original Kingsland Wedding Chapel
I believe this was the first one-stop wedding business in Kingsland, opened some time in the early 1960s. http://www.kingslandweddingchapel.com/about.htm
Filed under --CAMDEN COUNTY GA--, Kingsland GA
Kingsland Clinical Laboratory
This seems to be where it all began, in 1949. When blood tests were required for marriage licenses, Kingsland saw an opportunity. Make it easy to get a blood test and a license and reap the revenue. It was a … Continue reading
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Heritage Garden Wedding Chapel, Kingsland
This was the brainchild of florist Pauline Butler, who saw opportunity in the hordes of Floridians who come to Kingsland to circumvent their state’s more complicated marriage laws. In 2005 she told Florida Times-Union columnist Roger Bull a great story … Continue reading
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Lovetown, USA
According to Mayor Kenneth Smith, Kingsland was once known as the marriage capital of the South. An upcoming Oprah Winfrey Network/BBC reality series, Lovetown, USA, attempts to answer the question, “What happens to a community when you focus on love?” … Continue reading
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Art Deco Building, Kingsland
For many years, Art Deco, Art Moderne, and Streamline-style buildings built in the mid-20th century were considered eyesores and I know of several which have recently been demolished as a result. As these styles have become more interesting to architectural … Continue reading
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Kingsland Depot, 1916
Recently moved and restored through grants from the Georgia Department of Transportation and the U. S. Department of Agriculture, the Kingston Depot now serves as the downtown welcome center. It’s so nice to see small communities restoring these icons of … Continue reading
Filed under --CAMDEN COUNTY GA--, Kingsland GA
