Isle of Hope National Historic District

Roughly bounded by the Skidaway River, Parkersburg Road, Island, Cornus, and Noble Glen Drives. In 1736, Noble Jones, John Fallowfield and Henry Parker settled this important outpost on the colony's inland waterway to the south and named it Isle of Hope. Jones' Wormsloe Plantation was fortified and armed against Spanish attack until 1742. The island developed peacefully through the revolution, still important as an inland port. The 1800s brought more residents and farms. Although strongly armed during the Civil War, no action took place. By 1870, daily trains served the growing interest in the island as a resort. Barbee's Pavilion, at the river terminus of the railroad, became world-renowned in the 1920s. Activity centered on the river and many large homes were built. Isle of Hope continues today as a tranquil outpost of coastal life. This site is on the National Register of Historical Places.