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Egyptian Revival Mausoleum of John David Mongin

Posted in --CHATHAM COUNTY GA--, Savannah GA with tags --CHATHAM COUNTY GA--, Copyright Brian Brown, Savannah GA, {Coastal Georgia}, {National Register of Historic Places}, {South Georgia Cemeteries}, {South Georgia Landmarks}, {South Georgia Maritime History} on January 26, 2012 by Brian Brown

Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah

John D. Mongin (1756-14 November 1833)

This spectacular example of Egyptian Revival style is the final resting place of Mongin, who operated steamboats between Charleston and Savannah. Beneath the inscription atop the pyramid are the family names Mongin-Stoddard. I don’t know of the Stoddard connection. A tablet at the base of the pyramid lists these names dates, as well: Mrs. Sarah Mongin, 1816; David John Mongin, 1823; Mrs. Sarah Blodgett, 1833; Edmund W. Mongin, 1813; David J. Mongin, Jr., 1813; Jane J. Mongin, 1821; Sarah Mongin, 1822; Benjamin Blodgett, 1827; Joseph Blodgett, 1831; Sarah M. Blodgett, 1840.

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“Sea Otter”, Belle Bluff

Posted in --MCINTOSH COUNTY GA-- with tags --MCINTOSH COUNTY GA--, Copyright Brian Brown, {Coastal Georgia}, {South Georgia Maritime History} on July 23, 2011 by Brian Brown

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Ferry on the Savannah River

Posted in --CHATHAM COUNTY GA--, Savannah GA with tags --CHATHAM COUNTY GA--, Savannah GA, {Coastal Georgia}, {Savannah River}, {South Georgia Maritime History}, {South Georgia Rivers Creeks & Lakes} on April 26, 2011 by Brian Brown

Juliette Gordon Low

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Rope and Sailmakers Sign, Groveland

Posted in --BRYAN COUNTY GA--, Groveland GA with tags --BRYAN COUNTY GA--, Copyright Brian Brown, Groveland GA, {Signs}, {South Georgia Curiosities}, {South Georgia Ghost Towns}, {South Georgia Maritime History} on April 11, 2011 by Brian Brown

This is from an abandoned film set, for either East of Eden or Glory.

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Tybee Island Light Station, 1773>

Posted in --CHATHAM COUNTY GA--, Tybee Island GA with tags --CHATHAM COUNTY GA--, Copyright Brian Brown, Tybee Island GA, {Coastal Georgia}, {South Georgia Architecture}, {South Georgia Landmarks}, {South Georgia Lighthouses}, {South Georgia Maritime History} on June 20, 2010 by Brian Brown

The lower sixty feet of this lighthouse date to John Mulryne’s construction of 1773, itself a replacement for two previous lighthouses (the first of which was built for James Oglethorpe, in 1736). So strategic and important to the future growth of Georgia was the placement of a lighthouse at the confluence of the Atlantic Ocean and the Savannah River that General Oglethorpe threatened to hang the incompetent builder of the first beacon. Numerous modifications and additions have been made over the ensuing two centuries.

http://www.tybeelighthouse.org/index.htm

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Sail Boat, St. Marys River

Posted in --CAMDEN COUNTY GA--, St. Marys GA with tags --CAMDEN COUNTY GA--, Copyright Brian Brown, St. Marys GA, {Coastal Georgia}, {South Georgia Landscapes}, {South Georgia Maritime History}, {South Georgia Rivers Creeks & Lakes} on January 6, 2010 by Brian Brown

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Cumberland Princess, St. Marys

Posted in --CAMDEN COUNTY GA--, St. Marys GA with tags --CAMDEN COUNTY GA--, Copyright Brian Brown, St. Marys GA, {South Georgia Maritime History}, {South Georgia Rivers Creeks & Lakes} on January 6, 2010 by Brian Brown

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Adam-Strain Building, 1813, Darien

Posted in --MCINTOSH COUNTY GA--, Darien GA with tags --MCINTOSH COUNTY GA--, Copyright Brian Brown, Darien GA, {Coastal Georgia}, {South Georgia Architecture}, {South Georgia Landmarks}, {South Georgia Maritime History} on August 15, 2009 by Brian Brown

Vanishing South Georgia Warehouse Waterfront Darien McIntosh County GA Coast Atlantic Small Town Southern Photograph Photo Image Copyright Brian Brown

http://www.georgiatrust.org/news/2008pip/adam-strain.php

Identified by the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation as one of the most threatened structures in the state in 2008, the tabby Adam-Strain building was used as a waterfront warehouse, survived looting by Union troops in 1863, was refurbished in 1870, and has most recently survived a demolition attempt by its present owner.

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East Beach Station, 1936, St. Simons Island

Posted in --GLYNN COUNTY GA--, St. Simons Island GA with tags --GLYNN COUNTY GA--, Copyright Brian Brown, St. Simons Island GA, {Coastal Georgia}, {South Georgia Architecture}, {South Georgia Maritime History}, {The Great Depression in South Georgia} on June 24, 2009 by Brian Brown

This historic United States Coast Guard Station was built as a WPA project during the Great Depresstion, and had first watch on 1 April 1937. It now serves as a museum and interpretive center and is maintained by the Coastal Georgia Historical Society.

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Waving Girl Statue, Savannah

Posted in --CHATHAM COUNTY GA--, Savannah GA with tags --CHATHAM COUNTY GA--, Copyright Brian Brown, Savannah GA, {South Georgia Curiosities}, {South Georgia Maritime History}, {South Georgia Monuments} on June 2, 2009 by Brian Brown

Waving Girl for VSG

http://gosoutheast.about.com/od/savannahgaattractions/a/waving_girl.htm

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Vanishing South Georgia Photographs by Brian Brown

Archive for {South Georgia Maritime History}

Egyptian Revival Mausoleum of John David Mongin

“Sea Otter”, Belle Bluff

Ferry on the Savannah River

Rope and Sailmakers Sign, Groveland

Tybee Island Light Station, 1773>

Sail Boat, St. Marys River

Cumberland Princess, St. Marys

Adam-Strain Building, 1813, Darien

East Beach Station, 1936, St. Simons Island

Waving Girl Statue, Savannah

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