nation’s banking system. The meeting was a closely guarded secret and the participants did not admit the meeting had even occurred until the 1930s. That important meeting on Jekyll Island laid a plan for the Federal Reserve System. Jekyll Island has a deep respect for its past and has preserved much of this heritage and is recognized as a National Historic Landmark. Much of the area has been preserved near the Jekyll Island Club Hotel. The State of Georgia gained possession of Jekyll Island after WW II and has designated it a wildlife sanctuary. They have restricted residential and retail growth on the island, which has helped keep the native lowlands and forest, plus miles of beaches pristine, just like Mother Nature intended. Golf Three championship courses, Oleander, Indian Mound and Pine Lakes will please any skill level of golfer, plus the nine-hole Great Dunes is a treat not to be missed. The nine-hole Great Dunes Course was designed by Walter J. Travis and opened for play in 1928. Jekyll Island was a testing ground and a leader in golf equipment innovation. Long before Carlsbad, Iron Byron and Trackman, Jekyll Island was a testing ground and a leader in golf equipment innovation. In 1924, the USGA tested the steel shafts that would replace hickory. Plus, ball size & density testing was conducted, all of which changed the game of golf forever. To learn more about Jekyll Island watch this video from Back 9 Report TV. Take a trip back in time and enjoy idyllic beaches, natural habitat hiking, as well as, great golf all at one place, Jekyll Island.
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