Bounded on the north by the Little Satilla River from neighboring Glynn County and on the east by the Atlantic Ocean; Camden Countys southern boundary at the St. Marys River separates Georgia from Florida. Dating from a 1766 land grant; port of St. Marys and Camden County have faced a challenging past; present; and future. Camdens growth and development have been driven by businessmen; adventurers and opportunists; determined "wild swamp Crackers;" and hardy; self-reliant; God-fearing men and women.Accompanied by Jonathan Bryan; a planter with an insatiable appetite for virgin tracts of land; Georgias third and last Royal Governor James Wright visited Buttermilk Bluff in June 1767 and envisioned a city. St. Marys was born; and its street names reflect the surnames of the 20 founding fathers. While the county seat was removed from a quaint St. Marys on more than one occasion; today; the garden spot of Woodbine serves as the seat of county government. Formerly the rice plantation of J.K. Bedell; this small city shares a symbiotic relationship with port of St. Marys and the "City of Royal Treatment" at Kingsland. The history of the county; with its three main towns as well as the outlying; rural areas; unfolds in striking photographs from days gone by. Preserved within the pages of this treasured volume; images reveal Camden and its people in times of tragedy and triumph.
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