Like all roads on Sapelo, the road to Cabretta Beach is devoid of even a stop sign and it’s usually a rough ride.
One of the prettiest views on the island is Blackbeard Creek as seen from the wooden bridge, built by the Department of Natural Resources.
Blackbeard Creek separates Cabretta Beach from Blackbeard Island, which is visible in the distance from the bridge.
Filed under --MCINTOSH COUNTY GA--, Sapelo Island GA
The grand two-story plantation home of Mr. & Mrs. Allen Stevens once stood at this site on the Medway River. All that remain are a few outbuildings. I’m not sure when the house was built. I got the impression from the present owner, Allen Fillingame, that the site was never a working plantation in the historic sense and wasn’t even built until the late 1950s.
From just inside the arched entryway there’s a nice view of the Medway River.
A beached boat, as well as a sunken barge, rest just off the property.
The entrance was quite elaborate, among the most ornamental on the coast.
The two enclosed terraces were once filled with oleander, surely a fantastic site when they were in full bloom.
The view of the river harkens to a time of much grander properties, more akin to those on the Mississippi River than the Georgia coast.
The front steps are all that remain of the main house.
A tractor is the only thing parked in the garage today.
A very nice kennel is located on the property, as well.
A brick smokehouse is also still standing.
This simple frame structure served as the plantation’s guest house.
Also on the property is a Cold War-era fallout/bomb shelter.
I was unable to go inside, as it was quite wet.
Filed under --LIBERTY COUNTY GA--, Sunbury GA
Blackbeard Creek is actually a network of tidal creeks and inlets located west of St. Catherine’s Sound. This view was made near the Yellow Bluff area of Colonel’s Island.
Filed under --LIBERTY COUNTY GA--, Colonel's Island GA
