Jekyll Island Club - Federal Reserve Birthplace
1886The exclusive winter retreat where in 1910 a secret meeting of financiers drafted the plan that became the Federal Reserve System.
6.7 mi away
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The exclusive winter retreat where in 1910 a secret meeting of financiers drafted the plan that became the Federal Reserve System.
10 stories, landmarks & places within ~20 miles — the same local lore RoadyGoat plays as you drive through.
Pull over for a minute and imagine a bustling port city, because that's exactly what Brunswick was destined to be! This Old Town Historic District marks the spot of the original colonial British town, named in honor of…
Imagine raising a glass in Georgia's very first brewery! That's just one piece of the story surrounding the Horton House ruins you're approaching. Major William Horton, a key aide to General James Oglethorpe, built this…
This lighthouse has guided ships through treacherous sandbars, saving countless lives and vessels along the Georgia coast. The original St. Simons Island Light was built in 1810, but was later destroyed during the Civil…
The exclusive winter retreat where in 1910 a secret meeting of financiers drafted the plan that became the Federal Reserve System.
Imagine the Gilded Age at this exclusive club, where wealthy industrialists and financiers once gathered on Jekyll Island. In 1886, members of a hunting and recreational club purchased Jekyll Island for $125,000. They…
Imagine standing on the edge of a British empire, facing down the might of Spain. That's what Fort Frederica was all about. James Oglethorpe built this fort starting in 1736 to protect the Georgia colony from Spanish…
Imagine needing medical care on a remote island over a century ago. This is the Walter Rogers Furness Cottage, once the Jekyll Island Infirmary. Built between 1890 and 1891, it provided medical services to the wealthy…
This seemingly peaceful landscape holds a history etched in both prosperity and profound injustice. For over a century, the Hofwyl-Broadfield Plantation was a rice plantation powered by the forced labor of enslaved…
Imagine a tiny wooden fort, the absolute edge of the British Empire, right here in 1721. Fort King George was built by the British to protect their claims in the Southeast from the Spanish and French. It was the…
Pull over a sec and check out Ashantilly, also known as 'Old Tabby.' It’s a great example of a house built using a unique coastal material. Around 1820, Thomas Spalding, a businessman from Darien, finished building this…