Reached by ferry from St. Mary’s, Georgia, Cumberland Island National Seashore consists of preserved marsh, forest, and beach. First inhabited by Native Americans, the Revolutionary War General Nathanael Greene purchased land in 1783 to finance the army. In the 1890s, black workers established The Settlement, including the First African Baptist Church (site of the wedding between John F. Kennedy, Jr. and Carolyn Bassette). In 1898, Thomas Carnegie, brother of Andrew, purchased much of the island and built the mansion, Plum Orchard, named for a former orchard at the site. The mansion and most of the island are now preserved by the National park Service. A large, protected, mostly undeveloped island, it is home to wild horses, turkeys, raccoons, armadillos, and a large variety of shore birds.