Main Road | |
Nearest city | St. Marys, Georgia |
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Area | 50 acres (20 ha) |
Built | 1870 |
MPS | Cumberland Island National Seashore MRA |
NRHP reference No. | 84000941 [1] |
Added to NRHP | February 13, 1984 |
The Main Road, also known as Grand Avenue and as Stafford Road, on Cumberland Island in Cumberland Island National Seashore near St. Marys, Georgia was built in 1870. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. [1]
It is about 13 miles (21 km) long and about eight to ten feet wide. Portions existed by 1802; it was complete by 1870. [2]
Cumberland Island National Seashore preserves most of Cumberland Island in Camden County, Georgia, the largest of Georgia's Golden Isles. The seashore features beaches and dunes, marshes, and freshwater lakes. The national seashore also preserves and interprets many historic sites and structures.
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