In 1886 a club of Rockefellers, Morgans and Vanderbilts paid $125,000 for Jekyll Island off Georgia and kept it as a private winter retreat for 56 years; in 1947 the state condemned the island, took it for $675,000, and has run it as a state park ever sinceAugust 30, 2026
In 1886 a club of Rockefellers, Morgans and Vanderbilts paid $125,000 for Jekyll Island off Georgia and kept it as a private winter retreat for 56 years; in 1947 the state condemned the island, took it for $675,000, and has run it as a state park ever since Startups August 30, 2026 In 1904, Munsey’s Journal surveyed the personal playgrounds of America’s wealthy and awarded Jekyll Island the total crown: the richest,…
