The Golden Isles are the group of islands off of the coast on Georgia, USA in the Atlantic Ocean. The Golden Isles were named so by the famous poet Sidney Lanier. The islands include St. Simons Island, Jekyll Island, Sea Island, Cumberland Island, and Little St. Simons Island. St. Simons Island was an instrumental battle field when General James Edward Oglethorpe as he defeated the Spanish in the 1700s at the Battle of Bloody Marsh and the Battle of Gully Hole Creek. Sidney Lanier. ... St. ... Driftwood Beach on Jekyll Island Jekyll Island is an island off the coast of the U.S. state of Georgia, in Glynn County; it is one of the Sea Islands and one of Golden Isles of Georgia. ... Sea Island is an isolated resort island in Glynn County, Georgia. ... Cumberland Island is one of the Sea Islands. ... James Edward Oglethorpe (22 December 1696 - 30 June 1785) was an English general and philanthropist, a founder of the state of Georgia. ... The Battle of Bloody Marsh was a battle in the War of Jenkins Ear in 1742. ... The Battle of Gully Hole Creek was a battle in 1742 on St. ...

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