2 SOILS IN THE VICINITY OF BRUNSWICK, GA. 



ling it is 21 feet, and at Everett City, in the northwestern part of the 

 county, only 16 feet. High sand dunes are of common occurrence 

 near the ocean front. 



The seaward portion of the county is much dissected by rivers and 

 arms of the sea. Several large islands, as St. Simons and Jekyl, have 

 been cut off from the mainland by this network of waterways. Fring- 

 ing these coastal land areas are to be seen in many places monoto- 

 nously flat stretches of salt marsh covered with a dense growth of 

 rushes and salt grass. The broad bottoms of the Altamaha River 

 are marked along the outer margin by an abrupt bluff. Much of this 

 alluvium has been reclaimed from inundation by diking. 



Very little of the upland is farmed, most of it being timbered with 

 longleaf and shortleaf pine, scattering live oak, hickory, and cabbage 

 palmetto and an undergrowth of saw palmetto, gallberry bushes, and 

 wire-grass. 



The population of Glynn County in 1830 was, according to the 

 census: Whites, 597; slaves, 3,968; free colored, 2. There was a 

 slight increase during the next twenty years, the population in 1850 

 being, whites, 696; slaves, 4,232; free colored, 5. The population 

 of the county in 1900 was 14,317, and of these 9,081 lived in Bruns- 

 wick. The rural population is very much scattered. 



Transportation facilities are excellent. Three important railroad 

 systems enter Brunswick the Southern, the Atlantic Coast Line, 

 and the Atlanta, Birmingham, and Atlantic. Fast refrigerator ex- 

 press freight service to northern markets is available. Brunswick 

 is also an important seaport, having a fine deep-water harbor and 

 good docking facilities. 



The dirt roads average very good and are being improved by sand- 

 clay surfacing and the use of shells. 



AGRICULTURE. 



Settlement began within the territory now included in Glynn 

 County about 1736. In 1765 the boundaries of the county were 

 defined under the name of the parishes of St. Patrick and St. David, 

 and later the territory included was renamed the County of Glynn. 

 As the seat of government for the province of Georgia early hostilities 

 with the Spanish centered about this section. 



The production and exportation of indigo, together with an exten- 

 sive trade with the Indians, was accompanied with marked pros- 

 perity and development during the period 1743-1765. Subse- 

 quently the Revolutionary war entailed stagnation of the industry, 

 but after 1783 conditions improved rapidly. Sea Island cotton prom- 

 ised to bring high prices, and soon what capital existed or could be 

 borrowed turned to that industry. Large farms were opened for its 



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