Georgia’s largest barrier island is as rich in history as it is in nature. Here you’ll find miles of unspoiled beaches, maritime forests, and the remnants of early island inhabitants such as missionaries and cotton farmers. Only ruins remain at the site of Dungeness, a mansion built by industrialist Thomas M. Carnegie, brother of steel magnate Andrew Carnegie, in the 1880s. But in its prime, the ornate 59-room residence served as a home for Carnegie’s family and their guests. These days, the island’s band of wild horses enjoys grazing at the site.
Maritime forest on Cumberland Island, Georgia
Today in History
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Here we honor the women who ve served
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Rock of ages
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World Otter Day
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Time to count some birds
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It s World Poetry Day
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Storks ready for takeoff
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National Mushroom Month
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When Death Valley blew its top
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The puffin-rabbit connection
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Celebrating Chile’s Independence Day
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Next stop, Tofino
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St. Patrick’s Day in Ireland
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Spring equinox
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Whooper swans, Kotoku Pond, Japan
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It s leap day!
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It’s National Walk to Work Day
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In the Red Sea for World Dolphin Day
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It s not always sunny in Abu Simbel…
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Vineyards in the Mosel Valley, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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The smoke before the bonfire
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Rockefeller Center Christmas tree lighting
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Peach trees in Cieza, Murcia, Spain
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National Bison Day
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Hollywood s big night
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National Library Week
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1934 Labor Day parade, Gastonia, North Carolina
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A keel-billed toucan in Costa Rica
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Take a hike near Lovers Lane
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World Childrens Day
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Go Fly a Kite Day
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