St. Simons Tourists
Linked to Georgia History
Linked to Georgia History
Tourists on St. Simons Island gather outside one of the island's many shops. The island suffered an economic depression at the end of the cotton era in the 1830s, but its fortunes reversed with the arrival of the timber industry in the 1870s. Today St. Simons enjoys a strong tourist industry.
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Tourists on St. Simons Island gather outside one of the island's many shops. The island suffered an economic depression at the end of the cotton…
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