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Originally posted by Z06killinsbf View Post
1990 Mustang GT - 8.17 @ 176
1994 Supra TT - 6 speed
2013 Viper Coupe - Just a Dodge
2009 Rubicon - Lifted, geared, bumpered
1991 Syclone - 25K miles
1970 Roadrunner - Thanks Gary
2013 GT500, 2016 Hellcat, 1972 C10
1999 Baja - Water Toy
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Originally posted by boost addict View PostWhat's the story here?
Dungeness on Cumberland Island, Georgia, is a ruined mansion that is part of a historic district that was the home of several families significant in American history. James Oglethorpe first built on Cumberland Island in 1736, building a hunting lodge that he named Dungeness. The next Dungeness was designed by Revolutionary War hero Nathanael Greene, who had acquired 11,000 acres (45 km2) of island land in exchange for a bad debt. His widow built a four-story tabby mansion in 1803 on a Timucuan shell mound. During the War of 1812 the island was occupied by the British, who used the house as a headquarters. In 1818 Henry Lee III, known as Lighthorse Harry Lee and father of Robert E. Lee, stayed at the house until his death, and was buried there for a time. This house was abandoned during the U.S. Civil War and burned in 1866.[2]
In the 1880s the property was purchased by Thomas M. Carnegie, brother of Andrew Carnegie, who began to build a new mansion on the site. The 59-room Queen Anne style mansion and grounds were completed after Carnegie's death in 1886. His wife Lucy continued to live at Dungeness and built other estates for her children, including Greyfield for Margaret Carnegie, Plum Orchard for George Lauder Carnegie, and Stafford Plantation. By this time, the Carnegies owned 90% of the island.
The Carnegies moved out of Dungeness in 1925. In 1959 the Dungeness mansion was destroyed by fire, alleged to be arson.[2] The ruins are today preserved by the National Park Service as part of Cumberland Island National Seashore. They were acquired by the Park Service in 1972.[3]
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