Brunswick is a city in and county of Glynn County, Georgia, United States. As a major urban and economic center in the southeastern part of the state, it is the second largest urban area on the coast of Georgia after Savannah and contains the Historic District of Brunswick Old Town.
The British colonies settled on the peninsula in 1738 as a buffer to Spanish Florida. It was under the control of the province in 1771 and established as "Brunswick" after the German duchy Brunswick-LÃÆ'¼neburg, the ancestral home of the House of Hanover. Founded as a city in 1856. Throughout its history, Brunswick has served as an important port city: in World War II, it served as a strategic military location with operational base for complementary balloon and shipbuilding facilities for the US Marine Commission.
Brunswick supports a progressive economy largely based on tourism and logistics, with a metropolitan GDP of $ 3.9 billion. Port of Brunswick handles about 10 percent of all US third roll-on/roll-off trades, behind the ports of Los Angeles and Newark. The headquarters of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center is located 5 miles (8 km) north of the city's central business district and adjacent to Brunswick Golden Isles Airport, which provides commercial air services to the area. In the US census of 2010, the exact city population was 15,383; urban area, 51,024; and metropolitan area, 112.370.
Brunswick is located on the Atlantic Ocean harbor, about 40 miles (60 km) north of Florida and 80 miles (130 km) south of South Carolina. Brunswick borders west by Oglethorpe Bay, the East River, and the Turtle River. It borders south by the Brunswick River and east by the Atlantic Waterway Intracoastal on the Mackay River, which separates it from the Golden Isles.
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Mocama, the Timucua-speaking people, originally occupied the land in what is now Brunswick. Spanish-built missions in the Timucuan villages began in 1568. During this time, most of the Native Americans had been exhausted by slavery and disease. When the Province of Carolina was founded in 1663, the British claimed all the land south to north parallel 31, but little colonization occurred south of the Altamaha River as Spain also claimed this land. Three years after the province of Georgia was founded in 1733, James Oglethorpe owns the town of Frederica built on St. Simons Island, challenging the Spaniards who claimed the island. The Spaniards were expelled from the province after the British victory in the battle of Bloody Marsh and Gully Hole Creek in 1742; It was not until the Paris Treaty of 1763 that the Spanish threat to the province came to an end officially, when all the land north of the St. Marys and south of the Savannah River are designated as Georgia.
The first European settler in the area, Mark Carr, arrived in 1738. Carr, a Scottish, was a captain in Oglethorpe Marine Company. Upon landing, he founded a 1,000-acre (1,000-acre) tobacco plantation, which he called the "Point of Pass", along the East and Brunswick rivers. The province of Georgia purchased the Carr field in 1771 and unfolded the town of Brunswick in a grid plan similar to Savannah, with a large public square at certain intervals. The city is named for the Brunswick-LÃÆ'¼neburg duchy in Germany, the ancestral home of George III and the House of Hanover. Brunswick is a rectangular area consisting of 383.5 hectares (155.2 ha). The first lot was given on 30 June 1772; 179 lots are given in the first three years. However, around this time Brunswick lost most of its citizens, many of whom were Loyalists, to East Florida, the Caribbean Valley, and the United Kingdom for protection during the American Revolutionary War. From 1783 to 1788, a number of these lots were regretted and collected at Brunswick some families wanted decent education for their children. By the act of the General Assembly on February 1, 1788, eight city commissioners were appointed and Glynn Academy was hired, funds derived from the sale of the city lot. Brunswick was recognized as the official port of entry in 1789 by the actions of the United States Congress. In 1797 the General Assembly moved the Glynn County chair from Frederica to Brunswick.
By the end of the 18th century, a large plot of land surrounding Brunswick on three sides had been laid off and designated as Commons. The commissioner was named in 1796 to support this effort. The General Assembly allowed them to sell 500 hectares (200 hectares) of the Commons, half the proceeds to go to the construction of courthouses and jails and half to support the academy. In 1819, the commissioners set up a convenient schoolhouse building on the southeast corner of Reynolds and L streets. It was the first public building in Brunswick. It was abandoned four years later, but a new building was erected at Hillsborough Square in 1840 using the Commons results. A courthouse and a prison were built around this time. The city was officially established as a city on February 22, 1856. In 1860, Brunswick had a population of 468, a bank, a weekly newspaper, and a sawmill employing nine workers.
Brunswick was abandoned during the Civil War when residents were ordered to evacuate. The city, like many others in the South, suffers from post-war depression. After one of the largest timber mill in the country began operating near St. Simons Island, economic prosperity returns. The rail line is built from Brunswick into the interior of Georgia, which stimulates the booming sawmill, which averages one mill every two miles, along with new industrial corridors. In his book The New South Comes to Wiregrass Georgia, 1860-1910 author Mark V. Wetherington stated that from Eastman, former General Quartermaster General Ira R. Foster "sent timber to Brunswick, where it was loaded onto schooner wood and transported to international markets such as Liverpool, Rio de Janeiro and Havana. "Unlike many other southern cities during the Reconstruction period, Brunswick suffered an economic boom.
In 1878, poet and native Georgian Sidney Lanier, who sought help from tuberculosis in the Brunswick climate, wrote "The Marshes of Glynn", a poem based on salt marshes reaching Glynn County. The December 1888 edition of Harper's Weekly predicted that "Brunswick by the Sea" was destined to be "the Newport of America winter." Jekyll Island has become a tourist destination for some of the most influential families of the era (especially Rockefeller, Vanderbilts, Pulitzers, and Goodyears) who arrive by train or yacht.
The yellow fever epidemic began in 1893, which touted a decade of hardship for the city; it flooded in 1893 when a modern Category 3 hurricane (today known as the Sea Hurricane) paralleled the coast of Georgia before hitting South Carolina. The storm leaves the city under 6 feet (1.8 m) of water. Category 4 hurricane struck Cumberland Island south of Brunswick in October 1898, causing a 16-foot (4.9 m) storm surge in the city. As a result, 179 were killed.
The construction of an electric tramway began in 1909 and was completed in 1911. The track is located at the center of several city roads. In July 1924, Toll Road F.J. Torras, the road between Brunswick and St. Simons Island, completed, and the passenger ship service from Brunswick to St Simons Island was terminated. In 1926, the electric tramway at Brunswick was stopped; the decline of the tram system coincided with the appearance of the car.
In World War II, Brunswick served as a strategic military location. The German U-ship is threatening the beaches in the southern United States, and the blimps are a common sight as they patrol the coast. During the war, the air balloon from Brunswick Glynco Navy Air Station (at the time, the largest air balloon in the world) safely guarded nearly 100,000 ships without a single ship losing to enemy submarines.
Liberty Ship
In World War II, Brunswick was booming as more than 16,000 J.A. The Jones Construction Company produced ninety-nine Liberty ships and a "Knot" ship (a C1-M ship type designed for short coastal lines, and is most commonly called the knot for the US Maritime Commission to transport equipment to European and Pacific cinemas.
The first vessel was the SS James M. Wayne (named after James Moore Wayne), which was installed on July 6, 1942, and launched on March 13, 1943. The last ship was the SS Coastal Ranger >, which was paid off on June 7, 1945, and was launched on August 25, 1945. The first six ships took 305 to 331 days each to complete, but soon production increased and most of the remaining vessels were built for about two months, average to 89 days each. In November 1943, about four ships were launched per month. SS William F. Germany was completed in just 34 days in November and December 1944. Six vessels could be under construction at launch sites at once.
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Geography
Topography
Brunswick is located in southeastern Georgia, about half way between Jacksonville and Savannah. The city lies atop the lightning coast of Georgia, the westernmost point on the Atlantic coast, and naturally protected by two barrier islands, Jekyll and St.. Simons. The city is situated on a peninsula with the East River and the Turtle River to the west, the Brunswick River to the south, and the Mackay River with the Intracoastal Waterway to the east. The abundance of salt marshes separates the city from the Intracoastal Waterway, which crosses between Brunswick and the barrier islands. The East River separates Brunswick from Andrews Island, a damaged dredge site.
The city is the lowest in the state of Georgia, with a height of only 10 to 14 feet (3.0 to 4.3 m) above sea level. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Brunswick's land area is 32.4 square miles (83.8 km 2 ). Its total area is 42.4 square miles (109.8 km 2 ); 10.0 square miles (26.0 km 2 ) of this is water.
Climate
The Brunswick climate is classified as subtropical moist ( Cfa in the KÃÆ'¶ppen climate classification system). During the summer months, the temperature typically reaches more than 90 ° F (32 ° C). However, the humidity generates a heat index higher than the actual temperature. Summer morning averages almost 90 percent humidity and nearly 60 percent in the afternoon. A frequent late afternoon thunderstorm in the summer. The hottest temperature ever recorded in Brunswick was 106Ã, Â ° F (41Ã, Â ° C) in 1986. Winters in Brunswick was moderately temperate. The high average in January, the coldest month, is 63 Â ° F (17 Â ° C), while the low mean is 44 Â ° F (7 Â ° C). Snowfall is very rare. The last snow accumulation in Brunswick on December 23, 1989. The coldest temperature ever recorded at Brunswick was 5 ° F (-15 ° C) on January 21, 1985, and January 30, 1966.
Brunswick receives a high amount of rainfall every year, averaging about 49.6 inches (1,260 mm). The wettest months are August and September, the peak of hurricane season. The city has suffered less damage due to hurricanes than most other East Coast cities. Large storms have not occurred on the coast of Georgia since 1898, and the only storm that has swept the coast since then is Hurricane David in 1979. However, the city has experienced storms or near-storms several times due to storms passing by. Florida from the Gulf of Mexico and into Georgia or through the north or south of the Atlantic and brushing the area.
Environment
The Brunswick Region has four Superfund sites, formerly home to contaminated toxic waste sites: the LCP Chemicals site, Brunswick Wood Preserving, Hercules 009 Landfill and Terry Creek Dredge Spoil Areas/Hercules Outfall. Research published in 2011 revealed that bottlenose dolphins eating in estuaries near these Superfund sites have the highest PCB concentrations of any mammal in the world.
Demographics
At the 2010 US Census, there were 15,383 people living in the city. City racial makeup is 59.23% Black, 33.21% White, 0.1% Native Americans, 0.5% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Island, 0.2% of some other races and 1.5% of two or more races. 11.3% are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
In the 2000 census, there were 15,600 people, 6,085 households, and 3,681 families living in the city. Population density is 906 people per square mile (349.8/km ²). There are 6,952 units of homes with an average density of 403.8 per square mile (155.9/km²). City racial makeup is 59.8% African American, 33.1% White (non-Hispanic), 0.3% Native Americans, 0.4% Asia, & lt; 0.1% of Pacific Islands, 1.7% of other races, and 1.4% of two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race is 5.8% of the population.
The top five clusters in the city are the United States (5.3%), Britain (5.1%), African Subsidence (4.3%), Ireland (4.1%), and Germany (3.6%). 54.1% of the population reported other ancestors.
In cities the age distribution of the population showed 27.3% under the age of 18, 10.1% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 20.2% from 45 to 64, and 15.3% years or more. The average age is 35 years. For every 100 women, there are 88.6 males. For every 100 women age 18 and over, there are 82.8 men.
There were 6,085 households where 29.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 31.4% were married couples living together, 24.6% had non-husbands female households, and 39.5% were not family. 33.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.2% had someone living alone 65 or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 3.13.
The average income for households in the city is $ 22,272, and the average income for families is $ 28,564. Men have an average income of $ 26,172 compared to $ 18,602 for women. The per capita income for the city is $ 13,062. Approximately 25.2% of families and 30.4% of the population are below the poverty line, including 43.9% of those under the age of 18 and 21.7% of those aged 65 years or older.
Economy
Port of Brunswick forms an important part of the city's economy. It is recognized as one of the most prolific ports on the East Coast and is the sixth busiest car port in the United States; this is a major export facility for two of the three traditional automotive manufacturers of the United States: Ford and General Motors. The port is also a major export facility for Mercedes-Benz. The port serves as a central import facility for Hyundai, Jaguar, Kia, Land Rover, Mitsubishi, Porsche, and Volvo. Audi, BMW, and Volkswagen utilize the port as a facility for import as well. International Automatic Processing is one of the largest companies in the city. Besides cars, exports include agricultural products and other bulk cargo.
The port is operated by the Georgia Ports Authority and has four separate terminals: Colonel Island RoRo, Colonel's Island Agri-bulk, Major's Point, and Marine Port. Major's Point is the only terminal located within the city. The Island Terminal and Colonel Harbor are located in the southwest of the city.
The Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC), a large body of the United States Department of Homeland Security, is headquartered in Glynco, north of the city. A study by Georgia Tech identified FLETC as the largest employer in Glynn County; it is further determined that the annual economic impact of annual FLETC is more than $ 600 million.
The South East Georgia Health System is Brunswick's largest private company. Other large businesses in Brunswick include King & amp; Prince Seafood, GSI Commerce, Pinova, and Gulfstream Aerospace. Wood pulp is produced by the Georgia-Pacific plant in Brunswick. The factory, which has been operating since 1937, has the ability to produce more than 800,000 metric tons of cellulose each year. In addition, this is the largest single site fur production facility in the world. Hercules, manufacturer, and marketer of specialty chemicals operates a production facility on the north side of Brunswick. Aircraft manufacturer Jet Gulfstream Aerospace has a presence at the city airport.
Tourism is the largest single industry in cities and districts. Brunswick and the Golden Isles is a year-round resort community. Beaches, resorts, shops, and historic sites of every island attract visitors from around the world. President George W. Bush hosted the G8 summit in 2004 on the Sea Island.
Government
Brunswick uses the governing model of Council-Manager of the city government. The city commission consists of five persons, including the mayor, who is elected on the basis of plurality. The Commissioner is the city's legislative body and, as a group, is responsible for taxation, allocations, ordinances and other general functions. The Brunswick Mayor is Cornell Harvey elected in 2014 and is the first African-American mayor of Brunswick.
The city is divided into two neighborhoods with each ward choosing two deputy city commissions. The mayor functions as commissioner and chairperson. The Commission meets twice each month in the Old City Hall in the Old Town. The city commission appoints a city manager to serve indiscriminately indefinitely. The manager's primary job is to implement the policies set by the city commission and manage the city's operations on a daily basis. The city manager is to see that all the laws, the terms of the city charter, and any action of the city commission are exercised and enforced. The town manager of Brunswick is James Drumm.
Twin Cities
- Ganzhou, Jiangxi, People's Republic of China)
- Ilan, Taiwan, Chinese Republic
Brunswick has an active sister city program designed to encourage cultural and economic exchanges.
In November 2008, Mayor Thompson and Brunswick City commission traveled to Guangzhou to strengthen ties between the two cities. Ganzhou, a city with a population of 8.5 million, retaliated, sending a delegation to Brunswick where a twin city agreement was officially signed at Old Brunswick City Hall on April 3, 2009.
Education
Higher education
Brunswick is home to the College of Coastal Georgia, which has more than 3,000 students enrolled. Since 1961, college has been a two-year institution, but in 2008, colleges began the transition to a four-year institution. The college is currently a state college within the University of Georgia System, with undergraduate degrees in education, business, and nursing sciences, and other associate degree programs designed to prepare students for moving to senior colleges and universities.
Primary and secondary schools
The Glynn County School System is the authority that governs public schools in the city. More than 12,000 students attend school in the school system. There are ten elementary schools, four secondary schools, and two secondary schools: Brunswick Secondary School and Glynn Academy. Glynn Academy, the second oldest public high school in South America and the sixth oldest public high school in the United States, was founded in 1788 by the Georgia General Assembly act. Brunswick High School opened in 1967. Specialized institutions include a career-technical academy.
There are several private schools operating in the area. In town, there is one Catholic school and one Adventist school. There are also Baptist, Pentecostal and non-denominational Christian schools north of the city, such as the Heritage Christian Academy. In St. Simons Island, there is a Presbyterian school. [m. Some of the smaller Christian schools in Brunswick offer high school education.
Culture
Art and theater
Brunswick is home to numerous arts and cultural events. The most significant professional performing arts group is the Georgia Coast Symphony, dating back to 1982, which stages production annually at the Glynn Academy Memorial Auditorium. This group of professional musicians also has the Symphony Youth division and fundraising.
The historic and civilized Ritz Theater at Old Town Brunswick features shows. Renovated in the early 1980s and again from 2000 to 2001, the Ritz is home to the Association of Gold Art and Humanities, the coordination council for Brunswick and Glynn County. The Association hosts an annual performing arts series and leases space for individual producers and organizations.
The city is home to a variety of art galleries. Art Downtown is a cultural arts center featuring art galleries, studios and production companies. This is home to the Brunswick Theater actor. The Gallery on Newcastle is a place to display scenes from the coastal swamps of Georgia.
Along Union Street is a collection of Victorian mansion of the 19th century and early 20th century. Every December, the Magnolia Garden Club tour selects Union Street houses alongside other areas of historic Brunswick as part of the Christmas Tour of Homes.
Sports and leisure
The College of Coastal Georgia has an active college sports program. Local high schools compete in the Quad-A regional branch of the Georgia High School Association. From 1950 to 2007, Brunswick served host to the Golden Isles Bowl Classic, one of the most prestigious junior college football bowl games in the country. Scolastic and intramural sports are held at schools and park facilities around the city. Glynn County Stadium and Lanier Field are two sports stadiums available in the city.
Golden Isles Speedway, 5 km (<1 km)), located in western Glynn County, about 20 miles (32 km) km of races / ) west of the city.
PGA Tour organizes RSM Classic every year at Seaside Course on Sea Island. This area is famous for its golf resorts. In 2008 Sea Island was ranked number one destination for business and golf meetings by Golf Digest and USA Today . Sea Island is also ranked number one among the best golf resorts in North America by Golf Digest . There are three golf courses located north of the city, and combined with Jekyll, St. Simons, and the islands of the Sea, there are 252 golf holes in the Brunswick area.
The Brunswick Region is home to two of the three publicly accessible beaches in the state. Brunswick is a gateway city to the island of Jekyll and St. Simons; both accessible via car just by way of out of town. The islands, known as the Golden Isles, have white sandy beaches and are a popular destination for tourists and locals alike.
In 1906 the town was home to a small league baseball team of Class D-level, River Snipes, a team that shared with Columbus as part of the inaugural season of the League of Georgia. The league died after that season. In 1913, Brunswick Pilot debuted as part of the short-lived Empire State League, before joining Georgia State League in 1914, and the Florida-Alabama-Georgia League in 1915. The pilot stopped playing after the 1915 season. Thirty-six years passed before Brunswick had another professional baseball team. In 1951, the Brunswick Pirates, a premier class D minor affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates, began playing in the Georgia-Florida League, beginning eight years of existence in the city. The Pirates won the league championship in 1954 and 1955. In 1957 Pirates became an affiliate of the Phillies Phillies, each adopting the name Brunswick Phillies. After the 1958 season, the Phillies stopped playing. Brunswick was home to the Georgia-Florida League Cardinal in 1962 and 1963 before the league broke up in 1963.
Parks and squares
The Brunswick Park and the Recreation Department operate the city park and the square. Six original boxes still exist in the city, though all but one, Hanover, have been cleaved by city roads. There are also two additional boxes located within the city, Orange, and Palmetto. Many parks are in the city, the largest is Howard Coffin Park. The gardens include features such as a playground, baseball field, softball field, soccer field, basketball court, and picnic area. Coffin Park includes a walking trail. The district also has Roosevelt Lawrence Community Center, a center equipped with popular and traditional recreational games tables, two classrooms, and a multi-purpose gym.
The Brunswick region is rich in living oaks, especially the Southern oak tree. Such are the quality of living oaks in Brunswick and the Golden Isles region of the Revolutionary battles such as the USSÃ, Constitution (nicknamed Old Ironsides ) wrapped in St. Simons Island oak board. Brunswick has a famous oak tree called "Oak Lover" (located on the streets of Prince and Albany). In 2005, it was about 900 years old. According to the State of Georgia and Indian folklore, the Original American riders and their girls will meet under an oak tree.
Cuisine
The city claims that Brunswick is poached, a tomato soup containing various types of lima beans, corn, okra, and other vegetables, and one or more types of meat. Most recipes claim the authenticity of a call for squirrel or rabbit meat, but chicken, pork, and beef are also common ingredients. The twenty-five-gallon (95 L) iron pot outside the city contains a plaque stating that it was first cooked there in 1898. Stewardite Pierre Rockin 'held annually in October, features a stew-tasting contest in which the visitor tastes more than 50 team stews. The Stewbilee became famous when the city invited Brunswick County, Virginia, to a festival for cooking stew in the 1980s, which caused Brunswick "Stew Wars" to be featured on Southern Living.
Brunswick is the center of the shrimp industry in Georgia. The city was once called "The Shrimp Capital of the World", but lately, production is well below average. However, nearby Jekyll Island is home to Shrimp & amp; Wild Georgia. Grits Festival in September. In addition to shrimping, this area is also the center of the crab and oyster industry in Georgia.
Infrastructure
Transportation
Brunswick Golden Isles Airport ( BQK , KBQK ) is served by Delta Air Lines, with multiple round trips daily to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. The city was previously served by DayJet, with services to cities in Alabama, Florida, and Georgia; the company ceased operations in September 2008.
Two railroad lines across town: CSX and Norfolk Southern. The Golden Isles Terminal Railroad is a short lane that operates 12.6 miles (20.3 km) from the main line between Anguilla Junction and Colonel Island Port and the Seaport Port terminal of Brunswick. This line connects with lines originating from the Old Town of Brunswick in Anguilla Junction. Amtrak passenger service is available in Jesup, 40 miles (64 km) northwest of the city.
The original Sidney Lanier bridge was a vertical lift bridge in 17 US that crossed the Brunswick River and opened on June 22, 1956. On November 7, 1972, the Neptune ship broke into a bridge, causing some parts of the bridge to collapse, that. The accident resulted in ten deaths. On May 3, 1987, the bridge was again hit by a ship, the Polish battleship Ziemia Bialostocka . A new cable-stayed bridge of the same name opened in 2003 to allow larger ships to enter the port and to eliminate the need for suspension bridges in 17 US. This is the longest bridge in Georgia. The altitude at the top of the supporting tower is 480 feet (150 m).
Three federal highways pass through Brunswick: Route 17 US, US Route 341, and Route U.S. 25. AS 17 runs north to south through the eastern part of the city and is a four-lane highway. 341 US overlaps with 25 US for almost all routes and comes from Brunswick in the US 17. Interstate 95 runs west and northwest of the city, and the 82 US Route originates at the intersection of 17 US and State Routes 303 in west I-95.
In 2006, Glynn County filed about $ 930,000 for first year funding for transit services. The county and city matches are for over $ 100,000 combined. The first year project will fund the purchase of up to four buses, two vans, nameplate, equipment, and facility improvements. In 2007 the first year application was delayed with Georgia DOT and Federal Transit Administration.
Health Care
With over 1,321 employees and over 201 doctors, the Southeast Georgia Health System is the premier healthcare provider in Brunswick and the surrounding area and is also the largest private company in Brunswick. The medical campus of Southeast Georgia Health System in the city offers hospitals with full service 316 beds. The Southeast Georgia Health System The Brunswick Campus also has an alliance with the International Seafarer Center that provides first-class medical attention to seafarers coming to Brunswick harbor; medical needs of approximately 15,000 international merchant seamen are fulfilled every year. The Southeast Georgia Health System also operates a 180-bed nursing care facility in Brunswick, the Senior Care Center, which offers short-term rehabilitation services, as well as long-term care.
The Southeast Georgia Health System recently opened an Outpatient Care Center on the Brunswick campus. This 195,000 square foot (18.100 m 2 ) six-storey building includes surgical and outpatient services, Cancer Care Center, retail area, Dick Mitchell Health Information Center, and doctors and suite offices.
In 2004, the Brunswick campus was named the Best Big Hospital in the State of Georgia by the Georgia Community Hospital Alliance.
Media
The Brunswick News is one of two major daily newspapers serving Brunswick; the other is The Georgia Times-Union , a subsidiary of Florida Times-Union located in Jacksonville. Brunswick has a free weekly newspaper sent to most homes in Glynn County, The Harbor Sound (free publications). The Islander is a weekly newspaper, a member of the Georgia Press Association, and available in newsstands or by subscription.
The main AM radio stations in Brunswick are WSFN 790, ESPN affiliates and especially sports stations; WCGA 1100; WGIG 1440; and WBGA 1490, all of which are news and talk stations. The city FM stations include NPR affiliates WWIO-FM 88.9, WWEZ public radio at 94.7 (St Simons Island) and 97.5 (Brunswick), and commercial stations WAYR-FM 90.7, WSSI 92.7, WMUV 100.7 , WSOL 101.5, WYNR 102.5, WWSN 103.3, WRJY 104.1, WXMK 105.9, and WHFX 107.7. 96.3
WPXC-TV, channel 21, Ion's affiliate, is the only broadcast television station in Brunswick. The station became an ABC affiliate in 1996, but in 2001, Allbritton Communications sold the station and, therefore, the station lost its affiliates. All major US television networks are represented at Brunswick from Jacksonville and a television station based in Savannah.
Brunswick has been featured in scenes from The Pompey's Head movies (1955), Conrack (1974), The Longest Yard (1974) , and documentary film Criminalize Dissent (2006).
The city is also a setting for the novel "Ravens" by author George Dawes Green.
Famous people
- Anthony A. Alaimo, federal judge of the United States
- Spencer Atkinson, orthodontist
- Sam Bowen, baseball player
- Morgan Brian, the women's World Cup soccer champion with USA Team 2016; play pro football for Houston Dash
- Kwame Brown, NBA player, top choice NBA Draft 2001
- Barret Browning, baseball player
- Justin Coleman, NFL cornerback for New England Patriots
- Ed Dudley, professional golfer, pro's first club at Augusta National
- Amos Easton aka Bumble Bee Slim, musician
- Mary Hood, author
- Ed Hose, painter and illustrator
- ReShard Lee, football player
- Davis Love III, professional golfer and captain of the Ryder Cup, attending high school in Brunswick
- Jack McDevitt, science fiction writer, Nebula Award for Best Novel winner
- Christian Morgin, sculptor
- Jack Peerson, baseball player
- Tony Pierce, baseball player
- Darius Slay, NFL cornerback for Detroit Lions
- Aaron Swinson, assistant coach of Cincinnati Bearcats (college basketball), and former player
- Adam Wainwright, baseball pitcher for St. Louis Cardinals (the birthplace)
- Ike Williams, professional boxer, former lightweight champion
- Madaline A. Williams, the first African-American woman elected to the New Jersey Legislature
See also
- 1898 Georgia storm
- The history of Brunswick, Georgia
- Oglethorpe Hotel
Note
References
- Brunswick Georgia and the development of Liberty Ships , brochures published by Brunswick and Golden Isles Convention and Visitors Center
External links
- Official Brunswick City website
- The Golden Islands Visitorship Bureau
- City Development District Center
- Brunswick, Glynn County, and Coastal Coastal Information
- Brunswick History
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