St. Marys Historic District
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St. Marys Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
on May 13, 1976 and is located in St. Marys, Georgia
, the second oldest continuously inhabited city in the United States after St. Augustine, Florida
. The city was first settled in the mid-16th century by the Spanish.
Alexander, and Oak Grove Cemetery, c. 1787. Contains portions of the original 18th century town containing
residential, commercial, and religious buildings dating from the late 18th-early 20th century. Notable
features include the waterfront area, early cemetery, bell cast by Paul and Joseph Warren Revere,
and a memorial oak planted the day of George Washington's burial. It was an important early port city, first settled in the mid-16th century by the Spanish and a haven for expelled French Huguenots in the 18th century. Established by an act of the state legislature on December 5, 1792 and was incorporated in November 1802. It served as Camden County Georgia's seat of government from 1869 until 1923.
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
on May 13, 1976 and is located in St. Marys, Georgia
St. Marys, Georgia
-See also:*Cumberland Island*St. Marys Historic District*St. Marys Railroad-External links:***...
, the second oldest continuously inhabited city in the United States after St. Augustine, Florida
St. Augustine, Florida
St. Augustine is a city in the northeast section of Florida and the county seat of St. Johns County, Florida, United States. Founded in 1565 by Spanish explorer and admiral Pedro Menéndez de Avilés, it is the oldest continuously occupied European-established city and port in the continental United...
. The city was first settled in the mid-16th century by the Spanish.
Historical significance
The St. Marys. historic district is roughly bounded by Waterfront Rd., NorrisAlexander, and Oak Grove Cemetery, c. 1787. Contains portions of the original 18th century town containing
residential, commercial, and religious buildings dating from the late 18th-early 20th century. Notable
features include the waterfront area, early cemetery, bell cast by Paul and Joseph Warren Revere,
and a memorial oak planted the day of George Washington's burial. It was an important early port city, first settled in the mid-16th century by the Spanish and a haven for expelled French Huguenots in the 18th century. Established by an act of the state legislature on December 5, 1792 and was incorporated in November 1802. It served as Camden County Georgia's seat of government from 1869 until 1923.
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See also
- St. Marys, GeorgiaSt. Marys, Georgia-See also:*Cumberland Island*St. Marys Historic District*St. Marys Railroad-External links:***...
- Cumberland IslandCumberland IslandCumberland Island is one of the Sea Islands. Cumberland is the largest in terms of continuously exposed land area of Georgia's barrier islands. It is located on the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of the U.S. state of Georgia and is part of Camden County...
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Camden County, Georgia