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As part of the celebration of the 275th anniversary of Isle of Hope’s settlement, longtime island residents Ruthie and Noel Wright and Polly Wylly Cooper prepared detailed summaries of the histories of Isle of Hope’s most historic houses.
Jul 18, 2017 · In the late 1800’s Isle of Hope, the terminus of the main line of the Savannah, Skidaway, and Seaboard Railroad, was a popular resort destination which boasted “ [A]mple accommodations for all.
After the Civil War, Isle of Hope became a popular resort community, with daily train service in the 1870s. Where the river met the railroad was Barbee's Pavilion, which became world renowned in the 1920s.
The history of Isle of Hope is the history of the people who created a community out of a sandy, buggy riverside forest over nearly three hundred years. They were loyal English colonists and malcontents, estate owners and American revolutionaries, farmers and fishermen, leading local merchants and terrapin herders.
The detail relating to Isle of Hope shows three different settlements along an unlabelled waterway that is the Skidaway River. These three settlements correspond with the three original settlement on Isle of Hope dating back to 1736, forty-four years before the map was created.
By 1870 daily trains served the growing interest in the island as a resort. Barbee´s pavilion, at the river terminus of the railroad, became world renown in the 1920´s. Activity centered on the river and many large homes were built. Isle of Hope continues today as a tranquil outpost of coastal life.
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In 1871 the railroad reached the Isle of Hope, ending at Barbee’s Pavilion (now the site of the marina), where Savannah residents could escape the heat of downtown from the turn of the century through the 1920s to enjoy a zoo, bands, and other leisure activities.
