OUR STORY
Preservation and Conservation
Our historic family farm has been part of the story in these parts since 1771. This beautiful stretch of land was granted to our family by King George III and is now being reimagined as a place of celebration and ceremony. The breath of new life is already felt throughout the grounds as encroaching vegetation is cleared and animals return to the pens and pastures.
THE WAKING OF GLEN ECHO
Glen Echo is a special place; there is a tie between the land and this extended family that goes back over 200 years.
Ed Everett, who turned it over to the current generations, lived into that history and did his part to continue it on for years to come.
Many families have memories of an old home place, but few held onto the property and made it a part of their heritage for future generations. Working successfully in conjunction with nearby Fort Stewart (US Army), the Georgia-Alabama Land Trust, and the Georgia Conservancy, the estate of Mr. Everett has permanently conserved nearly 2000 acres of Glen Echo.
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There is a thread of family lore that lives in this place going back through two centuries of land stewardship. The stories of Miss Pauline Morgan (a well regarded local school teacher in the mid-twentieth century), the memories of Miss Gayle Mingledorff, and accounts of the late Ed Everett, illuminate a family history that extends on this land to the American Revolution.
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It is with great pleasure that Glen Echo has awakened in the last few years. The main house, the oldest home in Bryan County, has now been restored and renovated under the majestic live oaks. When you visit this place, you take home part of the experience of a legacy farm.
- Charles McMillan
CONSERVATION LEGACY
Glen Echo has established a conservation easement to protect the natural beauty of this timeless place. Stewardship of the forrest and the animals that call it home has been a priority here for over two centuries.
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