Richard  Wood Memorial Bridge (originally Lady’s Island Bridge) is a movable swing bridge that connects downtown Beaufort with Lady’s Island and outer sea Islands.  In 1971 it was renamed in memory of Richard Woods,aSouth Carolina highway patrolman killed in the line of duty.

     This bridge opened in 1959, replacing an earlier swing bridge built in 1927.  It carries 4 lanes of US21.  It crosses the Beaufort River (Intracoastal Waterway.  It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on 1/6/2023.

     This building is located on the corner of 4th and Centre Streets in Fernardina Beach, Fl.  The building served as a post office, Court House and Custom House.

     The three story masonry building style is in the Renaissance Revival Style.  It was built in 1912.  The supervising architect

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     The Lesense House is located at 415 Centre Street Fernardina Beach, Fl.  It was built for Dr. John Lesense. The architects were George Barber, Robert Schuyler.  It was built around 1860-1865. Building style is Greek Revival.  It is 2 stories. Construction style is post and beam with mortise and tenon joints.  No nails were used.  The building was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1973

     The Grand Opera House was built at 1530 Newcastle St. Brunswick, Ga in 1899 as the main opera house.  It replaced L’Arioso Opera.

     The building also housed several retail outlets on the first floor.  On the second and third floor were the offices of the Brunswick and Brunswick Railroad.

      There  were renovations in the 1920’s and 1930’s.  A marquee was installed.  The building was renamed the Ritz Theater.  It was converted to a movie theater.

     In 1980, the city of Brunswick bought the building.  Since 1989, it has been managed by Golden Isles Arts and Humanities.

     Currently, the Ritz features live performances, movie screening and other art exhibits.
     

     The Saint Simons Lighthouse was built between 1868 and 1872. It replaced an earlier station destroyed during the Civil War. The architect was Orlando Poe.  The contractor was Charles Cluskey.

     The lighthouse is 104 feet tall.  It is 23 feet in diameter at the base.  It is 10 feet in diameter at the base of the gaLlery. The structure was was constructed of savannah grey brick.  It was renovated from 1984 to 1991

The Beaufort Arsenal is located at 713 Craven St. Beaufort, South Carolina. It was designed by Colonel Thomas Tailbird. It was built in 1798 to house the Beaufort Voluntary Artillery. It served as a place for meetings, social gatherings, and parties. It also served for munition storage. Parts of arsenal were rebuilt on the 1850’s. It currently serves at the home of the Beaufort History Museum and a visitor center

Colonial Park Cemetery also known Colonial Cemetery was established in 1750. It is located in downtown Savannah. It was expanded multiple times over the years. It was Savannah primary public cemetery through 103 active years. It was originally built as a burial ground for Christ Church. Parish. It was closed to all burials in 1853.

     This bridge crosses the Savannah River from Savannah, Georgia to Hutchinson Island. The bridge was named for Eugene Talmadge, former governor of Georgia.

     The bridge was designed by the Parsons Brickerhoff Quade and Douglas Engineering Firm. Cost was 71 million dollars.

     The bridge length is 1.9 miles. It carries 4 lanes of traffic on Highway 17.  It is 185 feet in height.  The bridge  has a concrete deck supported by steel cables