St. Catherine's Island

Infobox_nrhp2 | name =St. Catherine's Island
nhld = yes


caption =
nearest_city= South Newport, Georgia
locmapin = USA Georgia
lat_degrees = 31
lat_minutes = 37
lat_seconds = 50
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 81
long_minutes = 9
long_seconds = 36.5
long_direction = W
area =22,265 acres
built =1566
architect= Multiple
architecture=
designated_nhld= December 16, 1969cite web|url=http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=875&ResourceType=District |title=St. Catherine's Island |accessdate=2008-05-01|work=National Historic Landmark summary listing|publisher=National Park Service]
added = December 16, 1969
governing_body = Private
refnum=69000332cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]

St. Catherine's Island, also known as Guale, Santa Catalina, St. Catherine's Island, or as one of the Golden Isles is an island off Georgia located between St. Catherine's Sound and Sapelo Sound. About half of it is salt marshes, about a quarter is wooded, and it has "fine" beaches.

It was the site of the first Spanish outpost in Georgia, and was a Spanish mission center during 1566-1684. Later it was home of Button Gwinnett, a signer of the U.S. Declaration of Independence. Then it became a private game preserve

It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1969.citation|title=PDFlink| [http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Text/69000332.pdf National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: St. Catherine's Island; Guale; Santa Catalina; St. Catherine's Island (One of the Golden Isles)] |32 KB|date=July 9, 1969 |author=John D. McDermott |publisher=National Park Service and PDFlink| [http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Photos/69000332.pdf "Accompanying five photos, from 1969"] |32 KB]

It is owned by a foundation and is not open to the public.

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