Horton House Historical Site

A Legacy Continues

The plantation that Christophe Du Bignon

established at the beginning of the nineteeth

century had its good and bad years.

When Christophe's youngest son, Henri,

married Ann Amelia Nicolau in 1808, they were

given 40 acres of planted cotton. This was ...

Horton House

William Horton, " Undersheriff of Herefordshire,"

England came to Georgia in 1736. He built this

building for his plantation residence and it was

his home until his death in 1749. Major Horton

succeeded Oglethorpe as Commander of the

Regiment of British Troops stationed here.

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Horton House Historic Site

Warehouse Ruins

Jekyll Island was vey isolated from St.

Simons and Brunswick in the 18th & 19th

centuries. Due to this isolation the du Bignon

family was mostly self-sufficient, as were

previous owners of the island such as William

Horton.

What is now visible in this ...

Horton House Historical Site

A Legacy Continues

The plantation that Christophe Du Bignon

established at the beginning of the nineteeth

century had its good and bad years.

When Christophe's youngest son, Henri,

married Ann Amelia Nicolau in 1808, they were

given 40 acres of planted cotton. This was ...

Horton House Historic Site

the French Emigre'

By the end of the 18th century, William

Horton's small farm had become a large and

prosperous plantation. After Horton's death, the

island had several owners prior to the arrival

of Christophe Anne Poulain du Bignon in 1791.

Christophe du Bignon was ...

Horton House Historic Site

Warehouse Ruins

Jekyll Island was vey isolated from St.

Simons and Brunswick in the 18th & 19th

centuries. Due to this isolation the du Bignon

family was mostly self-sufficient, as were

previous owners of the island such as William

Horton.

What is now visible in this ...

Horton Point Lighthouse

Established 1857

Lat 41°05'06.5"N - Long 72°26'44.0"W

Has been placed on the

National Register

of Historic Places

by the United States

Department of the Interior

Marker can be reached from Lighthouse Road.

Courtesy hmdb.org