Fun Facts
These three states all claim the same Presidents
Who are N. Carolina, S Carolina & Tennessee
He gave The Crab Trap two thumbs-up
Who is Craig Whitaker?
He was the first Englishman to settle St. Simon’s Island
Who was James Oglethorpe?
This is my 293rd anniversary
What is Savannah, Ga.
The name of the world’s richest club on Jekyll In the early 1900’s
What is the Jekyll Island Club.
At 811 ft it is the tallest waterfall in the eastern U.S.
What is Whitewater Falls?
She Shopped until she dropped
Who is Leah Harris?
I’m the first church built on St. Simon‘s Island.
What is Christ Church?
The only Governor caught betting on Horse Races in Kentucky
Gov. Eugene Talmadge
I am the most famous Beach on Jekyll Island.
What is Driftwood Beach?
It happened in Fayetteville, NC on March 7, 1914
What was Babe Ruth’s first professional home run
She is the baby on the bus!!!
Who is Clara Nelson?
I’m named after Frederick Louis, the Prince of Wales.
What is Ft. Frederica?
The number of Squares in Savannah
What is 22
The first transcontinental phone call was from Jekyll Island to this individual.
Who was Alexander Graham Bell?
I was conceived in the Old Pirate’s House
What is Treasure Island
Bob the Bus Drivers nickname on this tour.
What is Bangaloo?
The last battle between two European powers fought on American soil
What was the Battle of Bloody Marsh.
Which way do all the statues in Savannah face?
Which is toward their enemies?
Which of these famous America families did not own a home on Jekyll: Rockefeller, Vanderbilt, Pulitzer, DuPont, Astor, Goodyear, or Morgan.
Who was DuPont?
According to Chris’s grandpa this is how Savannah got its name.
What was “Save Anna”?!
Savannah’s Nick-name for the state of Georgia
What is The 13th Colony
At its peak the Ft. Frederica colony had this population?
What was 800?
She founded the Red Cross
Who was Mrs Clara Barton
When did the golden age of Jekyll Island end?
What was 1947, after WWII?