Fountain at Dungeness Ruins Cumberland Island Georgia
by Dawna Moore Photography
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Fountain at Dungeness Ruins Cumberland Island Georgia
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Dawna Moore Photography
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Photograph - Nature And Travel Photography
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"One of the most famous estates on the Georgia coast was Dungeness, owned by Revolutionary War hero Gen. Nathanael Greene, who commanded the Southern Department of the war. While he owned Mulberry Grove Plantation near Savannah, he also planned to build a huge mansion on Cumberland Island near the site of Oglethorpe's Dungeness hunting lodge. He died in 1786 before he was able to complete his plans. His wife, Catherine, remarried 10 years later to Phineas Miller, and they followed through on Greene's designs, building a huge, four-story tabby mansion on top of an Indian shell mound. The mansion, with 6-foot thick walls at the base, featured four chimneys and 16 fireplaces, and was surround by 12 acres of gardens. Catherine Miller's charm and beauty were legendary, and she was a favorite ballroom partner of George Washington and "Mad" Anthony Wayne. She is credited with inspiring inventor Eli Whitney with the idea of the cotton gin when she flicked lint from his machine with her handkerchief and remarked that it needed a brush. Dungeness was the scene of many special social galas where statesmen and military leaders enjoyed the Millers' hospitality. When the island was briefly occupied during the War of 1812, the British used Dungeness as their headquarters. Here a British captain named John Fraser met and eventually married a southern belle named Ann Couper, who was a member of the family that owned Cannon's Point plantation on St. Simons." (sherpaguides.com)
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March 19th, 2015
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