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	New Georgia Encyclopedia: Epworth by the Sea
		The eighty-three-acre campus is located on Gascoigne Bluff, the one-mile riverbank tract stretching from the causeway bridge to the bend in the Frederica River.
		Along with General James Oglethorpe, the Anglican priests John and Charles Wesley arrived in 1736 to serve as missionaries at Fort Frederica under the auspices of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts.
		and Methodist supporters, stood on the bluff overlooking the salt marshes immortalized by the Georgia poet Sidney Lanier and agreed that St. Simons was indeed the perfect location for a conference and retreat center.
	www.georgiaencyclopedia.org /nge/Article.jsp?id=h-2852 (539 words)

	Observatório do Algarve (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Paul Gascoigne did not reach an agreement with the club’s managers and was not even present at the ceremony presenting the team.
		Paul Gascoigne was expected yesterday at the presentation of the Algarve United team, which is preparing for the district championship of the first division and whose aim is to climb to the top level of Portuguese football as quickly as possible.
		The acquisition of Gascoigne was nothing more than a bluff, or a whim which was difficult for the Algarve club’s directors to satisfy.
	www.observatoriodoalgarve.com /cna/noticias_ver.asp?noticia=2714 (428 words)

	St. Simons Island, Georgia \| Epworth By The Sea
		The one-mile riverbank tract from the causeway bridge to the bend in the Frederica River at the Robertson Inn is called Gascoigne Bluff.
		During the Revolutionary War live oak timbers were cut on St. Simons and loaded at Gascoigne Bluff for shipment to be used in building of the U.S. Frigate Constitution, better known as "Old Ironsides," and other vessels.
		Gascoigne Bluff became the property of Alexander Bissett.
	www.epworthbythesea.org /history.html (999 words)

	Gascoigne Bluff by Margaret Davis Cate; Glynn Co., Georgia
		In addition to his duty of protecting the coast, Gascoigne was directed to survey the coast and harbors and chart the area for the British Admiralty, this being the first such survey ever made of this coast.
		This Dodge mill at Gascoigne Bluff was the third largest lumber mill in our country at that tie and was capable of handling one hundred twenty-five thousand feet per day.
		The oaks of the Bluff and the ballast-lined banks of Frederica River awaited the new activity which was to come when the causeway linking St. Simons with the mainland was opened 11 July 1924.
	www.rootsweb.com /~gaglynn/mdc/gascoigne.htm (5704 words)

	Capt. James Gascoigne, Brunswick, Georgia, Saint Simons Island, Jekyll Island, GA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		In 1737 Gascoigne brought news of Spanish troop movement on nearby Amelia Island, which suggested an imminent attack on the British settlement.
		And later Captain Gascoigne would open his ship's stores to avert an attack by Darien's hungry settlers on the Trustees' storehouse in Savannah.
		The Captain bought some property on the southwest corner of the island--"Gascoigne's Bluff," which is now the first spot on the island seen by anyone driving over the Causeway from Brunswick.
	www.glynncounty.com /History_and_Lore/Biographies/James_Gascoigne.shtml (253 words)

	Brunswick and the Golden Isles of Georgia Convention and Visitors Bureau
		(Gascoigne Bluff - Sea Island Road at St. Simons Island Causeway.) Now a United Methodist retreat center, Epworth is the site of Hamilton Plantation, one of the largest and most famous of St. Simons' antebellum plantations.
		Bordering Epworth to the south is Gascoigne Bluff.
		Located on Frederica River, the bluff was the scene of much commercial shipping and military troop movement during the 18th and 19th centuries.
	www.bgivb.com /group_tours/index.cfm?action=atst (1073 words)

	History of Saint Simons Island, Georgia, GA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Hamilton Plantation was built on the land known as Gascoigne Bluff, and today is where the causeway comes onto the island, including the land of large trees of the county park and the grounds of Epworth-by-the Sea.
		The first owner of this tract of land was Captain James Gascoigne, commander of the sloop-o-war, Hawk, which convoyed the settlers to Frederica in 1736.
		As the Captain was in charge of the ships stationed in the area for the defense of the colony, so it was in these waters that the vessels were anchored and kept in repair.
	www.glynncounty.com /History_and_Lore/Ed_Green/early_hamilton.shtml (524 words)

	The Villas at Frederica River
		Introducing The Villas at Frederica River, an intimate community of luxury condominiums overlooking the Frederica River at Gascoigne Bluff on St. Simons Island.
		Phase I of the project, what they considered to be the most important points, is the section from the village to Gascoigne Bluff.
		Also, construction of a fishing pier is about to begin at Gascoigne Bluff near the causeway.
	www.thevillasatfredericariver.com (163 words)

	Old Relic Hotspot
		Tiring of this, I decided to leave the mainland in favor of Gascoigne Bluff on Saint Simons Island, which has been a successful relic hunting spot for me since the mid-1990s.
		I soon was detecting in front of the Cassina Garden Club houses, which were built in the late 1700s or early 1800s as slave cabins from the old Hamilton Plantation.
		Gascoigne Bluff on Frederica River, St. Simons Island, Georgia: old tabby slave cabins from Hamilton Plantation, now Cassina Garden Club houses.
	www.carlwohlforth.com /ddiary5.htm (861 words)

	The Brunswick News
		The Brunswick resident cast his line into the Frederica River on Tuesday from the floating dock at the bottom of a new fishing pier constructed at Gascoigne Bluff.
		It marked the fifth time Harvey's fished from the recently completed pier and dock, and a cooler full of whiting is evidence the fishing here is quite good.
		Parking plans — unpaved, in order to preserve the natural setting of Gascoigne Bluff — also are being developed.
	www.thebrunswicknews.com /front/286123107021697.php (466 words)

	Welcome to St. Simons Island -- A Premium In-Room Visitor's Book
		Fortunately, the trees that had facilitated the area’s economic gain in the previous century assisted the residents again by providing the means to recover from the effects of war.
		A sawmill was established at Gascoigne Bluff where timber was cut into lumber for use all over the world.
		In the 1920s, developers, such as Ohio industrialist Howard E. Coffin, saw the island’s potential as a resort destination, ushering in a new era for St. Simons.
	www.welcometostsimonsisland.com /aboutssi3.html (410 words)

	County orders developer to cease work
		But that’s OK, a spokesman for the developers said, because they were stopping all work anyway until the debate about the recent cutting of trees along the scenic highway gets sorted out.
		On Saturday, a handful of residents of Gascoigne Bluff, across the highway from the 170-acre, 70-home Barton’s Run development, called their county councilman to complain that the developers were clear-cutting the side of the road.
		County Administrator Gary Kubic said he’s concerned, and had his zoning enforcers issue a stop-work order on Monday until county officials could do an analysis of what happened.
	www.blufftontoday.com /node/3417/print (698 words)

	St. Simons Island, Georgia, History, Mill Days, Lumber Mills, GA
		The attention of the Dodge-Meigs Lumber Company, of New York, was drawn to St. Simons for its ideal location to process the vast stands of eastern Georgia timber, easily obtained from destitute owners at little cost.
		Ballast rocks were frequently deposited in the marsh opposite Gascoigne Bluff, and formed a rock island known as "Little Europe."
		But the nucleus of the growing community was at St. Simons Mills, as it was known, on Gascoigne Bluff.
	www.storesonline.com /site/539680/page/123264 (812 words)

	St. Simons Island Georgia Coast History - Golden Isles Navigator - Guide to Coastal Georgia
		Overlooking the Frederica River, Gascoigne Bluff was a favorite Native American campground.
		Live Oaks growing on St. Simons were cut and milled at Gascoigne for the U.S.S.Constitution- "Old Ironsides" so named because of the nearly impenetrable strength of the Live Oak timber.
		The first telephone and telegraph service on St. Simons was established at Gascoigne Bluff in 1878 to connect the mills to Brunswick and from there to the rest of the world.
	www.gacoast.com /navigator/gascoigne.html (277 words)

	Sea Scouts -- Georgia Traditions -- A Resource for the Atlanta Area Council, BSA
		Gascoigne Bluff: Overlooking the Frederica River, Gascoigne Bluff was a favorite Native American campground.
		During colonial days the landing at the bluff became Georgia's first naval base and bears the name of the man, Gascoigne, who first surveyed the Georgia coast for England.
		Other regular program sites include Drewry’s Bluff in Richmond, Virginia; the CasweIl - Neuse State Historic Site in Kinston, NC, which is the home of the remains of the CSS Neuse; the Battle of Sayler's Creek, FarmviIle, Virginia; the Battle of Fort Branch, Hamilton, NC; and the Battle of Andersonville, Andersonville, Ga.
	www.hightowertrail.com /SeaTrad.html (6890 words)

	Lowcountry NOW: Local News - Developer proposes homes-for-traffic swap 12/14/02
		They can vote to annex the 170-acre Tarver tract across S.C. 46 from Gascoigne Bluff, allowing developers with D.R. Horton to build 450 new homes on it.
		The plans show the Tarver property is located south of The Farm, with its southern border as S.C. 46 across from the Gascoigne Bluff community.
		Horton's plans for the property are to use it for 450 new single-family homes, with some resembling those in The Farm, some those in Horton's Island West community.
	www.lowcountrynow.com /stories/121402/LOChorton.shtml (383 words)

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		Ignatius Church, located on Demere Road near the causeway to Brunswick, was erected in 1886 and serves today as a chapel of Christ Church, Frederica with services held there regularly.
		Both churches are built of heart pine lumber produced at the island’s 19th century lumber mill located on the banks of the Frederica River at Gascoigne Bluff, now the location of Epworth-by-the-Sea, a camp and conference center of the United Methodist Church.
		Sixteen rectors have served the parish since its beginning, ten of them since the building of the new church in 1884: The Rev. Dodge, The Rev. D.
	www.christchurchtourofhomes.org /Other_Tour_Stops.htm (1067 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Gascoigne, S.C.B. The Great Melbourne Telescope and other 19th-century Reflectors.
		Gascoigne to Have Been the Inventor of the Telescopick Sights of Mathematical Instruments, and Not the French.
		Gaythorpe, S.B. A Galilean Telescope Made about 1640 by William Gascoigne.
	www.europa.com /~telscope/telebibl.txt (11838 words)

	The Vanguard, August
		During the American colonial era, the landing at the bluff became Georgia's first naval base and bears the name of the man, Gascoigne, who first surveyed the local coast for England.
		Exports stopped during the War between the States, when the bluff became United States Navy Headquarters.
		Live Oaks growing on St. Simons were once cut and milled at Gascoigne for the USS Constitution - Old Ironsides so named because of the nearly impenetrable strength of the Live Oak timber.
	www.hightowertrail.com /VanguardAug05.htm (9163 words)

	The Brunswick News
		Construction is slated to begin in December on a public fishing pier near Gascoigne Bluff.
		Susan Shipman, director of the DNR's Coastal Resources Division, said the pier will be just what the community needs.
		"The public fishing pier at Gascoigne Bluff is a significant and a much-needed addition to the recreational fishing facilities on St. Simons Island," she said in prepared statement.
	www.thebrunswicknews.com /front/360932801909064.php (378 words)

	Lowcountry NOW: Local News - Debate likely tonight on Tarver Tract annexation request 01/08/03
		What: The Bluffton Town Council's first meeting of the new year; the agenda includes a discussion of annexing the 170-acre Tarver Tract across S.C. 46 from Gascoigne Bluff and allowing D.R. Horton to build 450 homes on it.
		Horton, the developer of The Farm at Buckwalter, wants to build 450 homes on the tract, which borders S.C. 46 across the street from the Gascoigne Bluff community.
		Under the county's current rural zoning designation, Horton could build only 56.
	www.lowcountrynow.com /stories/010803/LOCtarver.shtml (439 words)

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		Christ Church and the Tour Bus starting point are marked on the map below.
		From the Torras Causeway take Sea Island Road for 1/2 mile, then left at Hamilton Road to the Tour Bus start point at Gascoigne Bluff.
		To reach Christ Church continue on Sea Island Road and take a left on Frederica Road at the Sea Island/ Frederica Road intersection and follow Frederica Road to Christ Church.
	www.christchurchtourofhomes.org /Locator_Map.htm (95 words)

	St. Simons Island, a listing of links at Robin's Nest for Writers
		Simons Lighthouse, complete with a comprehensive history, visit the website of the St. Simons Lighthouse.
		At the Golden Isles Navigator Directory of History and Other Tall Tales, you can read the history of Christ Church, learn the secrets of Gascoigne Bluff, or discover best selling author Eugenia Price.
		Frederica National Monument outlines the history of Frederica, which was established in 1736 to protect the rest of Georgia and South Carolina from the Spanish in Florida.
	www.robinsnest.com /south/stsimons.html (295 words)

	Institute for Leadership Advancement \| Scholars \| Retreat
		Epworth By The Sea is located on Gascoigne Bluff, a one-mile riverbank tract from the causeway bridge to the bend in the Frederica River which serves as the gateway to St. Simons Island.
		Epworth By The Sea is named for Epworth, England, the boyhood home of John and Charles Wesley.
		The first cheer will be just prior to departure.
	www.terry.uga.edu /leadership/programs/scholars/retreat.html (498 words)

	St. Simons Island Georgia Local History and Other Tall Tales
		Featured in the first book of Eugenia Price's St. Simons Trilogy "Beloved Invader."
		Overlooking the Frederica River, Gascoigne Bluff has played an integral roll in every era of the island's colorful history.
		Cornelia Bailey represents the last generation to be born and raised and schooled on Sapelo Island, off the Georgia Coast.
	www.gacoast.com /navigator/history.html (222 words)

	Port hopes run into blockade \| ajc.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Jasper County dreams of easier life, but Savannah, Charleston fight upstart
		HARDEEVILLE, S.C. — The river, just beyond Gascoigne Bluff and the palmetto-pocked field of oak trees and weathered tombstones, courses through the lives of the Rev. Renty Elvis Kitty Jr.
		It carried ancestors to the slave markets of Savannah.
	www.ajc.com /news/content/news/stories/1204/08jasper.html (1334 words)

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