Black Island, Georgia
Tidal island in Georgia, USA
31°22′14.88″N 81°24′5.51″W / 31.3708000°N 81.4015306°W / 31.3708000; -81.4015306United States
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Black Island is a tidal island located just east of Darien, Georgia. It currently has a private gated residential community that is surrounded by native woodlands and marshes.[1]
History
The island was once used as a lookout for Fort King George. Later it was used as a hunting preserve for R. J. Reynolds, Jr., who lived at a mansion on Sapelo Island.[2]
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