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The Antebellum South & Georgia's Golden Isles THE ANTEBELLUM SOUTH & GEORGIA’S GOLDEN ISLES Nature and Culture Along the Intracoastal Waterway Aboard the 130-Guest Yorktown November 14 – 21, 2013 Dear Traveler, The antebellum South was a world of grace, elegance, and charm. Plantations such as Middleton Place, the lush gardens and public parks of Savannah’s city squares, and the antebellum homes that line Charleston’s waterfront, the Battery, all recall a genteel way of life that vanished after the Civil War. To explore any of these remarkable destinations is to step back in time. And this autumn, that is precisely what we will do, on a voyage that carries you back to a more gracious age. In addition to glorious historic sites in Charleston, Savannah, and Beaufort, we have included visits to the three loveliest coastal islands. In the late 19th century, Jekyll Island became the private retreat of America’s wealthiest families. Until the Civil War, St. Simons Island supported large rice and cotton plantations. Today, Jekyll and St. Simons are popular destinations for vacationers, as well as naturalists who come to explore the islands’ carefully preserved wildlife habitats. On Cumberland Island, you will discover a spectacular 18-mile-long National Seashore. And to lend insight to the places we visit, A. Wilson Greene, executive director of Pamplin Historical Park and the National Museum of the Civil War Soldier, will join you onboard to present, through lecturers and informal discussions, the historical importance of this region. Mr. Greene’s talks will be informed by his 38 years experience teaching the history of the Civil War and managing Civil War sites. From the deck of Yorktown you can watch for wildlife, especially shorebirds, enjoy the ever-changing scenery of islands, marshlands, and waterfront villages, and experience the American coast as the Native Americans knew it from their canoes and as the first European explorers and settlers saw it from their wooden sailing ships. As a special component to this voyage, we are pleased to offer the opportunity to golf at four renowned clubs during our trip, at no additional cost. Whether you choose to tee off in Charleston, Savannah, or on Hilton Head or Sea Island, you’ll find that a round of golf will allow you to appreciate the beauty of these southern shores from a new vantage point. A golf instructor will join us on the green and onboard Yorktown to discuss the game and provide personal feedback. This is a splendid opportunity to immerse yourself in the elegance of another age and to explore the natural beauty of the coastlands and islands of South Carolina and Georgia. This autumn, join us aboard Yorktown for a leisurely voyage through the Old South. Sincerely, Jennifer Clarkson Soster ’88 Executive Director of Alumni Relations DePauw University This page: Gracious homes lining the shore of Charleston Cover: Elegant Savannah This page: Gracious homes lining the shore of Charleston Cover: Elegant Savannah Discover the Gracious Beauty & Natural Treasures of the American South on an Idyllic Voyage between Charleston & Jacksonville There is no place like the Deep South. Its architecture, its music, its climate, its cuisine, even the way Southerners speak is unlike anything you will find elsewhere in the United States. The uniqueness of Southern culture was well-established by the time the Civil War began. It was a fusion of many influences—English, Scots-Irish, French, African, and Native American. As we travel through South Carolina and Georgia, we will peel back layer upon layer of history to discover the origins of the antebellum South. For example, Cumberland Island off the coast of Georgia was home to the Mocama tribe for 4,000 years. In the 1580s and 1590s, the Spanish established missions on the island that flourished for nearly a century, until raids by French pirates forced the Spanish to retreat to Florida. The English came in 1733, and in 1783 the first plantation was founded on Cumberland. After the Civil War, the Carnegie family chose Cumberland as their retreat from the northern winters. During this voyage we’ll visit the Heyward-Washington House in Charleston, home of Thomas Heyward, Jr., a signer of the Declaration of Independence, and Drayton Hall, an 18th-century plantation that has withstood the American Revolution, the Civil War, Charleston’s 1886 earthquake, and numerous hurricanes. We’ll also experience the country’s oldest landscaped gardens Wild horses on Cumberland Island at Middleton Place, where snapdragons, tea roses, and hydrangeas will be in bloom during our November visit. Throughout this voyage we will travel at the pace of the Old We’ll also take advantage of the opportunity to golf at some South, meandering mostly along the Intracoastal Waterway, of the South’s finest clubs: Sea Island Golf Club; the Links at pausing at historic towns and unspoiled islands where you’ll Stono Ferry in Charleston; The Club at Savannah Harbor; and have time to make your own discoveries. As you stroll through Harbour Town Golf Links on Hilton Head Island. These four the gardens of Middleton Place, or lounge on a deck chair renowned courses offer breathtaking views, heart-pounding watching the wetlands of South Carolina drift by, or listen to challenges, and a one-of-a-kind experience to combine the splash of a fountain in one of Savannah’s lovely squares, cruising and golfing in one of the country’s most unique it may seem that you have journeyed into a land where time regions. stands still. [4] For reservations or information, please call us at 800-257-5767 Savannah’s Historic District The beautifully maintained homes, the lush gardens, the lovely city squares, the carefully tended parks, the fountains, all combine to make the Historic District of Savannah one of the loveliest in the nation. Savannah’s Historic District is also the largest urban National Historic Landmark District in the United States. The Historic District preserves hundreds of fine examples of 18th- and 19th-century architecture, many of which are historically and culturally significant, including the First African Baptist Church (one of the oldest African American Baptist congregations in the country); the birthplace of Juliette Gordon Low, founder of the Girl Scouts; and the Mercer-Williams House, the setting for John Berendt’s best-seller, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. The Mercer-Williams House, Savannah, the setting for the novel Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil Lush garden in the Historic District of Savannah Travel, Learn, and Enrich Your Experience with a Team of Experts Our voyage is accompanied GraceA. Wilson Gary Greene is the executivehas been directorteaching of American Nemours History Mansion and and by an experienced team of Gardensmanaging in Civil Wilmington, War historic Delaware. sites lecturers and expert local Anfor architectural38 years. He ishistorian, the author she is a graduateof six books of Randolph-Maconand more than two guides who are intimately Woman’sdozen articles College on theand Civil the UniversityWar and ofSouthern Virginia. History. For the Mr. past Greene several has familiar with the destinations. years,often served Ms. Gary as hasa Study been Leader directing Through lectures and afor complete Smithsonian restoration Journeys of theand 47,0000-square-footother educational travel mansion organizations. and the 222-acreHe has served estate two that discussion, they will introduce wasterms once as a the presidential home of Alfred appointee I. du toPont. the Priorfederal to comingadvisory to you to the natural and cultural Nemours,board that she oversees served best as director practices of forthe American National Trustlibraries for Historicand museums, Preservation’s and he wasMid-Atlantic the first Regional president Office, of what executive is history of the homes, gardens, directornow the ofCivil Preservation War Trust, America’sPennsylvania, leading and preservationas founding director and other places we visit. oforganization Colonial Williamsburg’s dedicated to protecting“Williamsburg Civil TourismWar historic Leadership sites. Center.” (Onboard November 7-14, 2013) [6] Travel, Learn, and Enrich Your Experience with a Team of Experts A.Temu Wilson Nana Greene, Cruise has Director been aboard Yorktownteaching American, is a native History of Detroit, and Michigan.managing HeCivil traveled War historic extensively sites throughoutfor 38 years. the He world, is the includingauthor allof sixparts books of the and United more States than two and Canada.dozen articles After graduatingon the Civil from War and theSouthern University History. of Michigan Mr. Greene with has a degreeoften served in Theatre as a StudyPerformance, Leader hefor movedSmithsonian to New Journeys York and and joined Travelother educational Dynamics International, travel organizations. working Hefor hasseveral served years two both interms the officeas a presidential and in the appointeefield. On thetoYorktown the federal, Temu advisory has led cruisesboard that along oversees the mid-Atlantic, best practices New for England, American and libraries the Greatand museums, Lakes. and he was the first president of what is now the Civil War Trust, America’s leading preservation organization dedicated to protecting Civil War historic sites. (Onboard November 14-21, 2013) The peaceful coast of Jekyll Island Jekyll [7] Island Saturday, November 16 BRUNSWICK | JEKYLL ISLAND | ST. SIMONS ISLAND | BRUNSWICK From Brunswick, explore Jekyll and St. Simons Islands, two of Georgia’s Golden Isles. In 1886 a group of millionaires from the north bought the island as a winter retreat and built the Jekyll Island Club, whose members included Rockefellers, Vanderbilts, and Morgans. These illustrious members erected stately mansions—which were called “cottages”—around the imposing club and are remarkably preserved today. In 1947 Georgia purchased the island and the estates and subsequently turned the area into a state park. On scenic St. Simons Island, visit the archaeological site of Fort Frederica, where Spanish and British troops battled in 1742, establishing Georgia as a British colony.
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