ody ▁Marsh ▁was ▁fought ▁in ▁G lyn n ▁County . ▁James ▁O gle th or pe ▁built ▁Fort ▁Freder ica ▁which ▁was ▁used ▁a ▁base ▁in ▁the ▁American ▁Revolution ary ▁War . ▁G lyn n ▁Academy ▁is ▁the ▁second ▁oldest ▁school ▁in ▁Georgia . ▁ ▁G lyn n ▁County ▁includes ▁the ▁most ▁prominent ▁of ▁the ▁Sea ▁Islands ▁of ▁Georgia , ▁including ▁J ek yll ▁Island , ▁St . ▁Sim ons ▁Island , ▁and ▁Sea ▁Island . ▁ ▁The ▁Georgia ▁poet ▁Sid ney ▁Lan ier ▁imm ort al ized ▁the ▁se aco ast ▁there ▁in ▁his ▁poem , ▁" The ▁Marsh es ▁of ▁G lyn n ", ▁which ▁begins : ▁ ▁Glo oms ▁of ▁the ▁live - o aks , ▁beautiful - bra ided ▁and ▁w oven ▁With ▁intr icate ▁sh ades ▁of ▁the ▁v ines ▁that ▁my ri ad - clo ven ▁Cl am ber ▁the ▁for ks ▁of ▁the ▁mult iform ▁b ough s ,-- ▁Emer ald ▁tw il ights ,-- ▁Vir g inal ▁sh y ▁lights , ▁W r ought ▁of ▁the ▁leaves ▁to ▁all ure ▁to ▁the ▁whisper ▁of ▁v ows , ▁When ▁lo vers ▁pace ▁tim id ly ▁down ▁through ▁the ▁green ▁col onn ades ▁Of ▁the ▁dim ▁sweet ▁woods , ▁of ▁the ▁dear ▁dark ▁woods , ▁Of ▁the ▁heaven ly ▁woods ▁and ▁gl ades , ▁That ▁run ▁to ▁the ▁radi ant ▁marg inal ▁sand - be ach ▁within ▁The ▁wide ▁sea - mar sh es ▁of ▁G lyn n ; -- ▁ ▁The ▁former ▁Naval ▁Air ▁Station ▁G