The WPA financed Preston Holders “excavations of prehistoric and early contact Indian sites on the Georgia Coast, from Savannah to St. Simons Island, between April 1936 and February 1938… “Excavations on St. Simons Island and Vicinity, 1936-1937,” which is familiar… read more
“McKinnon worked tirelessly to secure Works Progress Administration and other federal funds. In 1933, Coffin and Jones donated a sizeable tract of land for the new airport. The major portion of the Sea Island Co. land was once part of… read more
This WPA Coast Guard Station at St. Simons Island, GA was built from 1935-1937. The building is still in existence, but is now a museum rather than a USCG facility. “In 1933, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, as part of the… read more