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Overview
Glynn County, one of the original eight counties in the state created on February 5, 1777, was named after John Glynn, a member of the British House of Commons who defended the cause of the American Colonies before the American Revolution. The Battle of Bloody Marsh was fought in Glynn County. James Oglethorpe built Fort Frederica which was used a base in the American Revolutionary War. Glynn Academy is the second oldest school in Georgia.
The former Naval Air Station Glynco, named for the county, was a major base for blimps and anti-submarine warfare during World War II.
On August 29, 2009, the county suffered the worst mass murder in Georgia state history, when seven individuals were found dead at a trailer in New Hope Mobile Home Park. Two others were critically injured, one of them dying later in hospital. Guy Heinze, Jr. was later convicted of the murders.
On the afternoon of February 23, 2020, Ahmaud Marquez Arbery, an unarmed 25-year-old African-American man, was fatally shot after being pursued and confronted by Travis McMichael and his father Gregory McMichael. The incident took place in Satilla Shores, a community near Brunswick.
Adjacent Counties
Cities, Towns & Communities
- Altamaha Park
- Belle Vista
- Bladen
- Brunswick (County Seat)
- Country Club Estates
- Dock Junction
- St. Simons
- Sterling
- Thalmann
- Zuta
Links
National Register of Historic Places
Coastal Georgia Genealogical Society
Signature Square of Brunswick - Archives & Resources
