A big thank you to the St. Simons Land Trust for letting us be the very first visitors to Cannon’s Point, one of the last untouched maritime forests that they have permanently saved and protected.

Since hearing the Island’s stories as a small child, I have been fascinated by the history on this secret part of the Island that was hidden away for so many years. To walk here under the huge trees was a real privilege, and we were walking over so many other layers of time, going back to the original native inhabitants who built shell mounds here 1000’s of years ago.

Shown here is the remaining chimney of the detached kitchen that stood behind the beautiful lost house of John and Rebecca Couper. A large plantation once covered this land in the 1800’s, and the Couper’s home was famous for it’s Creole chef, wine cellar and hospitality to long staying visitors.

Stark geometries of chimneys remain, softened by encroaching nature, but still there to remind us of a past world.

Couper Family Monuments behind Christ’s Church, St. Simons Island Georgia

All images ©2014 Robin Davis