Editing Brunswick, Georgia

{{Short description|City in the United States}}
{{Use American English|date = September 2019}}
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| image_caption            = From top, left to right: [[Sidney Lanier Bridge]], Old Brunswick City Hall, [[College of Coastal Georgia]], [[Ritz Theatre (Brunswick, Georgia)|Ritz Theatre]], [[Glynn Academy]], St. Athanasius Episcopal Church, Downtown
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| leader_name              = Cosby H. Johnson
| leader_title1            = Mayor ''pro tem''
| leader_name1             = Felicia Harris
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| leader_name2             = Gwen Atkinson-Williams<br>Kendra Rolle, Lance Sabbe
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| leader_name3             = Regina M. McDuffie
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'''Brunswick''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|b|r|ʌ|n|z|w|ɪ|k}} {{Respell|BRUN|zwik}}) is a city in and the [[county seat]] of [[Glynn County, Georgia|Glynn County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=2011-06-07 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=2011-05-31 }}</ref> As the primary urban and economic center of the lower southeast portion of Georgia, it is the second-largest urban area on the Georgia coastline after [[Savannah, Georgia|Savannah]] and contains the [[Brunswick Old Town Historic District]]. At the [[2020 United States census|2020 U.S. census]], the population of the city proper was 15,210;<ref name=":0" /> the [[Brunswick metropolitan area]]'s population as of 2020 was 113,495.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=2020 Population and Housing State Data |url=https://www.census.gov/library/visualizations/interactive/2020-population-and-housing-state-data.html |access-date=2022-07-13 |website=U.S. Census Bureau}}</ref>

Established as "Brunswick" after the German [[duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg|Duchy of Brunswick–Lüneburg]], the ancestral home of the [[House of Hanover]], the municipal community was incorporated as a city in 1856. Throughout its history, Brunswick has served as an important port city; in [[World War II]], for example, it served as a strategic military location with an operational base for escort blimps and a shipbuilding facility for the [[United States Maritime Commission|U.S. Maritime Commission]]. Since then, its port has served numerous economic purposes.

Brunswick supports a progressive economy largely based on tourism and [[logistics]], with a metropolitan GDP of $3.9 billion as of 2013.<ref>{{cite web| title=Best Small Places for Business and Careers| url=https://www.forbes.com/places/ga/brunswick/| work=Forbes| access-date=24 March 2013}}</ref> The [[Port of Brunswick]], one of Georgia's two seaports, handles approximately 10 percent of all U.S. [[roll-on/roll-off]] trade—third in the U.S., behind the ports of [[Port of Los Angeles|Los Angeles]] and [[Port Newark–Elizabeth Marine Terminal|Newark]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Port of Brunswick |url=https://gaports.com/facilities/port-of-brunswick/ |access-date=2022-07-13 |website=Georgia Ports Authority |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title=The Port of Brunswick: Fueling Our Economy, Creating Opportunity and Supporting the Environment| url=http://www.gaports.com/corporate/tabid/379/xmmid/1097/xmid/6250/xmview/2/default.aspx| work=Georgia Ports Authority| access-date=24 March 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714102010/http://www.gaports.com/corporate/tabid/379/xmmid/1097/xmid/6250/xmview/2/default.aspx| archive-date=July 14, 2014| url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| last=Mayle| first=Mary Carr| title=Brunswick No. 3 port for auto imports| url=http://m.savannahnow.com/exchange/2011-10-06/brunswick-no-3-port-auto-imports| access-date=24 March 2013| newspaper=Savannah Morning News| date=6 October 2011| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150211093242/http://m.savannahnow.com/exchange/2011-10-06/brunswick-no-3-port-auto-imports| archive-date=2015-02-11| url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| last=Mayle| first=Mary Carr| title=Toyota to export Venzas via Port of Brunswick| url=http://savannahnow.com/exchange/2013-02-26/toyota-export-venzas-port-brunswick#.UU7FfhlAu3w| access-date=24 March 2013| newspaper=Savannah Morning News| date=27 February 2013}}</ref> The headquarters of the [[Federal Law Enforcement Training Center]] is located {{convert|5|mi|0}} north of the central business district of the city and is adjacent to [[Brunswick Golden Isles Airport]], which provides commercial air service to the area. Brunswick is also home to the [[College of Coastal Georgia]], enrolling over 3,000 students.

Brunswick is located on a harbor of the Atlantic Ocean, approximately {{convert|40|mi|-1|abbr=on}} north of [[Florida]] and {{convert|80|mi|-1|abbr=on}} south of [[South Carolina]]. Brunswick is bordered on the west by [[Oglethorpe Bay]], the [[East River (Georgia)|East River]], and the [[Turtle River (Georgia)|Turtle River]]. It is bordered on the south by the [[Brunswick River (Georgia)|Brunswick River]] and on the east by the Atlantic [[Intracoastal Waterway]] in the [[Mackay River]], which separates it from the [[Golden Isles]].

==History==
{{Main|History of Brunswick, Georgia}}
[[File:Original city plan for Brunswick, Georgia, 1771.jpg|thumb|left|Original town plan (1771)]]
The [[Mocama]], a [[Timucua language|Timucua]]-speaking people, lived in and cultivated the lands in what is now Brunswick.<ref name=mocamaftu>{{cite news | first = Matt | last = Soergel | title = The Mocama: New name for an old people | date = 2009-10-17 | url = http://jacksonville.com/news/metro/2009-10-18/story/the_mocama_new_name_for_an_old_people | work = The Florida Times-Union | access-date = 2011-02-14}}</ref> The Spanish established [[Spanish missions in Georgia|mission]]s in [[Timucua]]n villages beginning in 1568.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia | last = Worth | first = John E. | encyclopedia = The New Georgia Encyclopedia | title = Spanish Missions | url = http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.com/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-572 | access-date = 2011-02-14 | date = 2002-08-07 | archive-date = February 10, 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120210082624/http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.com/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-572 | url-status = dead }}</ref> During this time, much of the [[indigenous peoples of the Americas|Native American]] population was depleted through enslavement and disease.<ref name=mocamaftu/> When the [[Province of Carolina]] was founded in 1663, the British claimed all lands south to the [[31st parallel north]],<ref>{{cite web | url = http://avalon.law.yale.edu/17th_century/nc01.asp | title = Charter of Carolina – March 24, 1663 | access-date = 2011-02-14 | work = Yale University | date = December 18, 1998 | publisher = [[Avalon Project]]}}</ref> but little colonization occurred south of the [[Altamaha River]] as the Spanish also claimed this land.<ref>{{cite book | last1 = Tebeau | first1 = Charlton | title = A History of Florida | edition = Revised | publisher = University of Miami Press | year = 1980 | isbn = 0-87024-303-9}}</ref> Three years after the [[Province of Georgia]] was founded at Savannah in 1733, [[James Oglethorpe]] had the town of [[Fort Frederica National Monument|Frederica]] built on St. Simons Island, challenging Spaniards who laid claim to the island.<ref name=fortfredericahistory>{{cite web | url = http://www.nps.gov/fofr/historyculture/index.htm | title = Fort Frederica National Monument: History & Culture | access-date = 2011-02-14 | work = United States Department of the Interior | publisher = National Park Service}}</ref> The Spanish were driven out of the province after British victories in the battles of [[Battle of Bloody Marsh|Bloody Marsh]] and [[Battle of Gully Hole Creek|Gully Hole Creek]] in 1742;<ref name=fortfredericahistory/> it was not until the [[Treaty of Paris (1763)|Treaty of Paris of 1763]] that Spain's threat to the province was formally ended, when all lands north of the [[St. Marys River (Florida–Georgia)|St. Marys River]] and south of the [[Savannah River]] were designated as Georgia.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/paris763.asp | title = Treaty of Paris 1763 | access-date = 2011-02-14 | work = Yale University | publisher = [[Avalon Project]]}}</ref><ref name=ourtodaysandyesterdays/>

[[File:Glynn County in 1864.PNG|thumb|An 1864 map of Brunswick and the surrounding area|left]]
The area's first European settler, Mark Carr, arrived in 1738.<ref>{{cite news | title=Mark Carr State Historical Marker | url =http://georgiainfo.galileo.usg.edu/gahistmarkers/markcarrhistmarker.htm | work =Digital Library of Georgia | access-date = 2008-12-23}}</ref> Carr, a [[Scottish people|Scotsman]], was a captain in Oglethorpe's Marine Boat Company.<ref name=southernjewishbwkga>{{cite encyclopedia | encyclopedia = Encyclopedia of Southern Jewish Communities | title = Brunswick, Georgia | url = http://www.isjl.org/history/archive/ga/brunswick.html | access-date = 2011-02-14 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110726191821/http://www.isjl.org/history/archive/ga/brunswick.html | archive-date = 2011-07-26 }}</ref> Upon landing, he established his {{convert|1000|acre|ha|adj=on}} [[tobacco]] plantation, which he called "Plug Point", along the East and Brunswick rivers.<ref name=ourtodaysandyesterdays>{{cite book | last1 = Cate | first1 = Margaret Davis | title = Our Todays and Yesterdays | publisher = Glover Bros., Inc. | year = 1930 | location = Brunswick, Georgia | url = http://www.glynngen.com/mdc/oty/page1.htm | access-date = 2011-02-14}}</ref><ref name=southernjewishbwkga/> The Province of Georgia purchased Carr's fields in 1771 and laid out the town of Brunswick in the [[grid plan]] akin to that of Savannah, with large, public squares at given intervals.<ref name=newgabwkentry/> The town was named for the [[duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg]] in Germany, the ancestral home of [[George III of the United Kingdom|George III]] and the [[House of Hanover]].<ref name=newgabwkentry>{{cite encyclopedia | last = Barber | first = Henry E. | encyclopedia = The New Georgia Encyclopedia | title = Brunswick | url = http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-850 | access-date = 2011-02-14 | date = 2008-12-04 | archive-date = June 6, 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110606205509/http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-850 | url-status = dead }}</ref> Brunswick was a rectangular tract of land consisting of {{convert|383.5|acres|ha}}.<ref name=ourtodaysandyesterdays/> The first lot was granted on June 30, 1772; 179 lots were granted in the first three years.<ref name=ourtodaysandyesterdays/> However, at Iabout this time Brunswick lost most of its citizens, many of whom were [[Loyalist (American Revolution)|Loyalist]]s, to [[East Florida]], the [[West Indies|Caribbean Basin]], and the [[United Kingdom]] for protection during the [[American Revolutionary War]].<ref name=ourtodaysandyesterdays/><ref name=bwkcitybythesea>{{cite book | last = Barefoot | first = Patricia | title = Brunswick: The City by the Sea | publisher = Arcadia Publishing | date = 2000-11-08 | location = Charleston, South Carolina | isbn = 978-0-7385-0642-5 }}</ref> From 1783 to 1788 a number of these lots were regranted and there collected in Brunswick a few families who desired proper education for their children.<ref name=ourtodaysandyesterdays/> By the act of the General Assembly on February 1, 1788, eight town commissioners were appointed and [[Glynn Academy]] was chartered, the funding of which was to come from the sales of town lots. Brunswick was recognized as an official port of entry in 1789 by an act of the [[United States Congress]].<ref>{{cite news | title = Brunswick, Ga. | date = 2010-03-10 | url = http://www.bismarcktribune.com/article_daad2852-25b5-11df-af5b-001cc4c002e0.html | work = The Bismarck Tribune | access-date = 2011-02-15}}</ref><ref>{{citation | contribution = 2010 Georgia Logistics Report | title = Factor #2: Infrastructure | publisher = Georgia Institute of Technology | pages = 53 | contribution-url = http://www.gtsav.gatech.edu/lincreport/2010%20Georgia%20Logsitics%20Report%20-%20Factor2.pdf | access-date = 2011-02-15 }}{{Dead link|date=May 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> In 1797 the General Assembly transferred the seat of Glynn County from Frederica to Brunswick.{{efn|On March 25, 1765, Georgia's colonial assembly divided the territory south of the Altamaha River into four new parishes. Two of these parishes—St. David and St. Patrick—would later be combined to form the mainland portion of Glynn County. Additionally, the 1765 act assigned [[Jekyll Island]] to St. James Parish, meaning that this parish consisted entirely of [[St. Simons, Georgia|St. Simons]] and Jekyll islands. On February 5, 1777, the state's first constitution was adopted. Article IV of that document transformed the existing colonial parishes into seven counties, with Native American-ceded lands to the north forming an eighth county. Glynn County, which was seventh on the list and thus is considered Georgia's seventh county, consisted of all of St. David and St. Patrick parishes. In 1789 the legislature added St. Simons and Jekyll islands to Glynn County. Frederica on St. Simons Island served as Glynn County's seat beginning in 1789, at the absorption of the islands into Glynn. In an act of February 10, 1787, Georgia's legislature provided that Glynn County's courthouse and jail be erected and that county elections be held in Brunswick—which made it the county seat. Ten years later—on February 13, 1797—the legislature formally designated Brunswick the seat of Glynn County. (See [http://georgiainfo.galileo.usg.edu/courthouses/glynnCH.htm Glynn County Courthouse] at the Digital Library of Georgia.)}}<ref name=gccourthousedlg>{{cite web | title=Glynn County Courthouse | publisher=Digital Library of Georgia | url =http://georgiainfo.galileo.usg.edu/courthouses/glynnCH.htm | work =University System of Georgia | access-date = 2008-12-23 }}</ref>

At the end of the eighteenth century, a large tract of land surrounding Brunswick on three sides had been laid off and designated as Commons.<ref name=ourtodaysandyesterdays/> Commissioners were named in 1796 to support these efforts.<ref name=ourtodaysandyesterdays/> The General Assembly authorized them to sell {{convert|500|acre}} of Commons, one-half of the proceeds to go to the construction of the courthouse and jail and one-half to the support of the academy.<ref name=ourtodaysandyesterdays/> In 1819 the commissioners erected a suitable building for school purposes on the southeastern corner of Reynolds and L streets.<ref name=ourtodaysandyesterdays/> This was the first public building in Brunswick.<ref name=oldtownbwkpahistory/> It was abandoned four years later, but a new building was erected on Hillsborough Square in 1840 using Commons proceeds.<ref name=ourtodaysandyesterdays/> A courthouse and jail were built around this time.<ref name=ourtodaysandyesterdays/><ref name=gccourthousedlg/><ref name=oldtownbwkpahistory/>

The town was officially incorporated as a city on February 22, 1856.<ref name="oldtownbwkpahistory" /><ref name="oglethorpe">{{cite web |url=http://www.brunswickga.org/ |title=Official website of the City of Brunswick |access-date=2009-05-25 |work=City of Brunswick }}</ref> It was at this time that state representative [[Jacob Moore (Georgia politician)|Jacob Moore]] in conjunction with others conspired to control the Commons, and any proceeds that might be had from sales. Moore managed to persuade the [[Georgia General Assembly]] to pass legislation giving him control over significant amounts of local real estate. This precipitated a period of strife, pitting the powerful interests, headed by Rep. Moore, against the common citizenry. It was into this turmoil that [[Carey Wentworth Styles]] appeared, in 1857, when he moved his family to Brunswick from [[Edgefield, South Carolina]]. Styles, an attorney, was attracted to the area by news of the civil strife. As one observer later wrote, the citizens of Brunswick were in "need of a defender".<ref name="Nixon" />

Styles quickly became embroiled in the dispute, siding with the citizenry. He announced his intention to run for mayor, and organized a mass protest rally for the evening of December 24. In spite of bad weather, a crowd gathered at the protest point, where Styles delivered an impassioned speech against the powerful interests, and the legislative act giving them the power to seize local property. Styles called the legislation "dishonorable", at which point Moore (the bill's sponsor and beneficiary) jumped to his feet and shouted at Styles, calling the accusation a "falsehood". In the official testimony on file in the [[Glynn County, Georgia|Glynn County]] courthouse, Styles is said to have yelled back at Moore, saying "You are a damned liar!", to which Moore replied "You are a damneder liar!". Gunfire ensued, resulting in the death of Moore. Witness accounts had Moore firing first, and though Styles was subsequently arrested for manslaughter, the charges were eventually dropped.<ref name="Nixon">{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/?clipping_id=19556720&fcfToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmcmVlLXZpZXctaWQiOjM5NzkxNTk5MSwiaWF0IjoxNTU0NjA4NTYyLCJleHAiOjE1NTQ2OTQ5NjJ9.g8sYKoPF93l05M2pRKS_i3DlmYYd_T8ANWxQsr4movU|title=Constitution's Founder Fought for Georgia with Pen and Sword|newspaper=The Atlanta Constitution|first=Raymond B.|last=Nixon|date=June 17, 1945|access-date=April 7, 2019}}</ref>  On March 1, 1858, Styles was elected mayor of Brunswick.<ref name="Nixon" /><ref name="McCash2005">{{cite book|first=June Hall |last=McCash|title=Jekyll Island's Early Years: From Prehistory Through Reconstruction|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RLQvBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA160|year=2005|publisher=University of Georgia Press|isbn=978-0-8203-2447-0|page=160}}</ref> Some years later, Styles moved to Atlanta, where he founded [[The Atlanta Journal-Constitution|''The Atlanta Constitution'']].<ref name="AJC">{{cite web|url=https://www.ajc.com/about/ajc-history/|title=AJC History: The Story of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution|publisher=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution|date=2019|access-date=April 7, 2019|archive-date=April 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190401125441/https://www.ajc.com/about/ajc-history/|url-status=dead}}</ref> In November 1879, nineteen years after he left, Styles returned to Brunswick, where he established the local weekly ''Seaport Appeal''.<ref name="Nixon" /> When that eventually failed, Styles moved to Texas, never to see Brunswick again.

By 1860 Brunswick had a population of 468, a bank, a weekly newspaper, and a sawmill which employed nine workers.<ref name=oldtownbwkpahistory>{{cite web | title=History of Brunswick, Georgia | publisher=Todd Gwynn | url =http://www.glynncounty.com/brunswick/history.shtml | work =Old Town Brunswick Preservation Association | access-date = 2011-02-15 }}</ref>

Brunswick was abandoned during the [[American Civil War]] when citizens were ordered to evacuate. The city, like many others in the [[Southern United States|South]], suffered from post-war depression. After one of the nation's largest lumber mills began operation on nearby St. Simons Island, economic prosperity returned. Rail lines were constructed from [[Macon and Brunswick Railroad|Brunswick to inland Georgia]], which stimulated a [[sawmill]] boom, said to average one mill every two miles, along with the new industrial corridor.<ref name="Wetherington2001">{{cite book| first=Mark V.| last=Wetherington| title=The New South Comes to Wiregrass Georgia, 1860–1910 – Timber is King| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8Bx5HIcsh2EC&pg=PA113| date=1 September 2001| publisher=Univ. of Tennessee Press| isbn=978-1-57233-168-6| pages=113–114}}</ref> In his book ''The New South Comes to Wiregrass Georgia, 1860&ndash;1910'' author Mark V. Wetherington states that from [[Eastman, Georgia|Eastman]], former [[Quartermaster General]] [[Ira Roe Foster|Ira R. Foster]] "shipped lumber to Brunswick, where it was loaded onto timber schooners and transported to international markets like [[Liverpool]], [[Rio de Janeiro]], and [[Havana]]."<ref name="Wetherington2001" /> Unlike many other southern cities during the [[Reconstruction Era|Reconstruction]] period, Brunswick experienced an [[business cycle|economic boom]].

In 1878, poet and native Georgian [[Sidney Lanier]], who sought relief from [[tuberculosis]] in Brunswick's climate, wrote "[[The Marshes of Glynn]]", a poem based on the [[salt marsh]]es that span Glynn County. The December 1888 issue of ''[[Harper's Weekly]]'' predicted that "Brunswick by the Sea" was destined to become the "winter [[Newport, Rhode Island|Newport]] of America". [[Jekyll Island]] had become a resort destination for some of the era's most influential families (most notably [[Rockefeller family|Rockefeller]]s, [[Vanderbilt family|Vanderbilt]]s, [[Joseph Pulitzer|Pulitzer]]s, and [[Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company|Goodyear]]s) who arrived by train or yacht.

A [[yellow fever]] epidemic began in 1893, which heralded a decade of hardships for the city; it was flooded in 1893 when a modern-day [[Saffir–Simpson scale#Category 3|Category 3]] hurricane (today known as the [[1893 Sea Islands hurricane|Sea Islands Hurricane]]) paralleled the coast of Georgia before hitting [[South Carolina]]. The storm left the city under {{convert|6|ft}} of water.<ref name=hurricanecitybwk>{{cite news | title=Brunswick, Georgia's history with tropical systems | url =http://www.hurricanecity.com/city/brunswick.htm | work =Hurricane City | access-date = 2008-12-24}}</ref> A [[Saffir–Simpson scale#Category 4|Category 4]] [[1898 Atlantic hurricane season#Hurricane Seven|hurricane]] hit [[Cumberland Island]] just south of Brunswick in October 1898,<ref>{{cite news|first1=Al |last1=Sandrik |first2=Brian |last2=Jarvinen |title=A Reevaluation of the Georgia and Northeast Florida tropical cyclone of 2 October 1898 |url=http://www.srh.noaa.gov/jax/research/hurricanes/history/1898/1898_ams_paper/index.html |work=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) |access-date=2008-12-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080822152548/http://www.srh.noaa.gov/jax/research/hurricanes/history/1898/1898_ams_paper/index.html |archive-date=2008-08-22 |url-status=live }}</ref> which caused a {{convert|16|ft|m|adj=on}} [[storm surge]] in the city.<ref name=hurricanecitybwk/> As a result, 179 were killed.<ref name=hurricanecitybwk/><ref>{{cite news | title=Brunswick Storm-Swept | date=1898-10-04 | url =https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1898/10/04/102090641.pdf | work =The New York Times | access-date = 2008-12-24}}</ref>

Construction of an electric [[tram|streetcar]] line began in 1909 and was completed in 1911.<ref name=streetcar>{{cite news | first=Tyler | last=Bagwell | title=The streetcar days of Glynn County | url=http://www.jekyllislandhistory.com/streetcar.shtml | access-date=2008-12-27 | archive-date=January 6, 2009 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090106053628/http://www.jekyllislandhistory.com/streetcar.shtml | url-status=dead }}</ref> Tracks were located in the center of several city streets. In July 1924, the F.J. Torras Causeway, the roadway between Brunswick and St. Simons Island, was completed,<ref>{{cite news | first=Tyler | last=Bagwell | title=The Early Years of Sea Island, Georgia | url=http://www.jekyllislandhistory.com/earlyseaisland.shtml | access-date=2008-12-27 | archive-date=January 6, 2009 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090106051915/http://www.jekyllislandhistory.com/earlyseaisland.shtml | url-status=dead }}</ref> and passenger boat service from Brunswick to St. Simons Island was terminated.<ref name=streetcar/> By 1926, the electric streetcar line in Brunswick was discontinued; the decline of the streetcar systems coincided with the rise of the [[automobile]].<ref name=streetcar/>
[[File:Bwk Liberty Ship Launch.PNG|thumb|A Liberty Ship is launched from Brunswick.|left]]
In World War II, Brunswick served as a strategic military location. German [[U-boat]]s threatened the coast of the [[southern United States]], and [[blimp]]s became a common sight as they patrolled the coastal areas. During the war, blimps from Brunswick's [[Naval Air Station Glynco]] (at the time, the largest blimp base in the world) safely escorted almost 100,000 ships without a single vessel lost to enemy submarines.<ref>{{cite news|title=Blimps Over Brunswick |url=http://www.glynncounty.com/cgi-bin/oaktree.pl?ID=00013472 |work=GlynnCounty.com |access-date=2008-12-27 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110610190927/http://www.glynncounty.com/cgi-bin/oaktree.pl?id=00013472 |archive-date=2011-06-10 }}</ref>

In World War II, Brunswick boomed as over 16,000 workers of the [[J.A. Jones Construction|J.A. Jones Construction Company]] produced ninety-nine [[Liberty ship]]s and "Knot" ships ([[type C1 ship|type C1-M ships]]) which were designed for short coastal runs, and most often named for [[knot]]s for the [[United States Maritime Commission|U.S. Maritime Commission]] to transport [[materiel]] to the [[European theatre of World War II|European]] and [[Pacific War|Pacific theatres]].<ref>{{cite news | title =Building Liberty Ships in Brunswick | url =http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/liberty_ships/BuildingLibertyShips/ | work =Digital Library of Georgia | access-date =2008-12-27 | archive-url =https://archive.today/20120713161350/http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/liberty_ships/BuildingLibertyShips/ | archive-date =July 13, 2012 | url-status =dead }}</ref>

The first ship was the SS ''James M. Wayne'' (named after [[James Moore Wayne]]), whose keel was laid on July 6, 1942, and which was launched on March 13, 1943.<ref name=shipsconstructedinbrunswick>{{cite news | title =Ships Constructed in Brunswick | url =http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/liberty_ships/ShipsConstructed/ | work =Digital Library of Georgia | access-date =2008-12-27 | archive-url =https://archive.today/20121211172918/http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/liberty_ships/ShipsConstructed/ | archive-date =December 11, 2012 | url-status =dead }}</ref> The last ship was the SS ''Coastal Ranger'', whose keel was laid on June 7, 1945, and which was launched on August 25, 1945.<ref name=shipsconstructedinbrunswick/> The first six ships took 305 to 331 days each to complete,<ref name=shipsconstructedinbrunswick/> but soon production ramped up and most of the remaining ships were built in about two months, bringing the average down to 89 days each. By November 1943, about four ships were launched per month. The SS ''William F. Jerman'' was completed in only 34 days in November and December 1944.<ref name=shipsconstructedinbrunswick/> Six ships could be under construction in [[slipway]]s at one time.<ref>{{cite news| title=J. A. Jones, Brunswick, Georgia| url=http://www.liberty-ship.com/html/yards/jajonesga.html| work=Project Liberty Ship| access-date=2008-12-27| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071226193758/http://www.liberty-ship.com/html/yards/jajonesga.html| archive-date=2007-12-26}}</ref>

On February 23, 2020, [[Ahmaud Arbery]], a 25-year-old black man, was murdered during a racially motivated [[Hate crime laws in the United States|hate crime]]{{efn|After being convicted of murder during a State trial on November 24, 2021, the defendants were also convicted of interference with rights (a hate crime) at a federal trial on February 22, 2022.}} while jogging in Satilla Shores, a neighborhood near Brunswick in [[Glynn County, Georgia]].<ref name="ReutersFalse">[https://www.reuters.com/world/us/jury-deliberates-hate-crimes-charges-against-ahmaud-arberys-killers-georgia-2022-02-22/ 'Rest in power:' Arbery's killers guilty on all federal hate-crimes charges] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220228164406/https://www.reuters.com/world/us/jury-deliberates-hate-crimes-charges-against-ahmaud-arberys-killers-georgia-2022-02-22/ |date=February 28, 2022 }}. [[Reuters]], Feb. 22, 2022</ref><ref name="NewsHour">[https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/cop-told-hate-crime-defendants-no-evidence-of-arbery-stealing Cop told hate crime defendants no evidence of Arbery stealing] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220228165926/https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/cop-told-hate-crime-defendants-no-evidence-of-arbery-stealing |date=February 28, 2022 }}. [[PBS NewsHour]], Feb. 22, 2022</ref><ref name=MckayViral>{{cite news |last1=Mckay |first1=Rich |title=Factbox: Why a viral video is key evidence in trial of men accused of killing Ahmaud Arbery |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/us/why-viral-video-is-key-evidence-trial-men-accused-killing-ahmaud-arbery-2021-10-25/ |access-date=November 22, 2021 |work=[[Reuters]] |date=October 27, 2021 |archive-date=November 22, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211122103759/https://www.reuters.com/world/us/why-viral-video-is-key-evidence-trial-men-accused-killing-ahmaud-arbery-2021-10-25/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=Bynum-Nov-24-2021>{{cite news |last1=Bynum |first1=Russ |title=3 men charged in Ahmaud Arbery's death convicted of murder |url=https://apnews.com/article/ahmaud-arbery-georgia-brunswick-f2549024973cdcc757c02bd0a07bf5cf |access-date=November 25, 2021 |work=[[Associated Press]] |date=November 25, 2021 |archive-date=November 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211125005504/https://apnews.com/article/ahmaud-arbery-georgia-brunswick-f2549024973cdcc757c02bd0a07bf5cf |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Geography ==
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{{Annotation|93|123|[[File:Cercle noir 100%.svg|10px|link=Brunswick, Georgia]]}}
{{Annotation|108|141|[[Jacksonville, Florida|Jacksonville]]}}
{{Annotation|91|140|[[File:Cercle noir 100%.svg|15px|link=Jacksonville, Florida|Jacksonville is {{convert|57.4|mi|km|abbr=on}} from Brunswick.]]}}
{{Annotation|108|106|{{small|[[Savannah, Georgia|Savannah]]}}}}
{{Annotation|96|106|[[File:Cercle noir 100%.svg|10px|link=Savannah, Georgia|Savannah is {{convert|68.6|mi|km|abbr=on}} from Brunswick.]]}}
{{Annotation|53|81|[[Atlanta]]}}
{{Annotation|33|77|[[File:Cercle noir 100%.svg|20px|link=Atlanta|Atlanta is {{convert|246.8|mi|km|abbr=on}} from Brunswick.]]}}
{{Annotation|148|220|[[Miami]]}}
{{Annotation|128|216|[[File:Cercle noir 100%.svg|20px|link=Miami|Miami is {{convert|378.7|mi|km|abbr=on}} from Brunswick.]]}}
{{Annotation|46|188|[[Tampa, Florida|Tampa]]}}
{{Annotation|84|187|[[File:Cercle noir 100%.svg|15px|link=Tampa, Florida|Tampa is {{convert|228.8|mi|km|abbr=on}} from Brunswick.]]}}
{{Annotation|118|173|[[Orlando, Florida|Orlando]]}}
{{Annotation|102|172|[[File:Cercle noir 100%.svg|15px|link=Orlando, Florida|Orlando is {{convert|180.8|mi|km|abbr=on}} from Brunswick.]]}}
{{Annotation|34|45|[[Charlotte, North Carolina|Charlotte]]}}
{{Annotation|84|44|[[File:Cercle noir 100%.svg|15px|link=Charlotte, North Carolina|Charlotte is {{convert|284.5|mi|km|abbr=on}} from Brunswick.]]}}
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The city of Brunswick is located in southeastern [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], approximately halfway between [[Jacksonville, Florida]] and [[Savannah, Georgia|Savannah]]. The city is located at the apex of the [[Georgia Bight]], the westernmost point on the [[East Coast of the United States|Atlantic seaboard]], and is naturally sheltered by two barrier islands, [[Jekyll Island|Jekyll]] and [[St. Simons, Georgia|St. Simons]]. The city is situated on a peninsula with the East River and the [[Turtle River (Georgia)|Turtle River]] to the west, the [[Brunswick River (Georgia)|Brunswick River]] to the south,<ref name=newgaencyclopedia>{{cite news | title =Brunswick at the New Georgia Encyclopedia | url =http://www.newgeorgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-850 | work =New Georgia Encyclopedia | access-date =2009-05-25 | archive-date =September 27, 2011 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20110927161817/http://www.newgeorgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-850 | url-status =dead }}</ref> and the [[Mackay River]] with the [[Intracoastal Waterway]] to the east. An abundance of [[salt marsh]]es separates the city from the Intracoastal Waterway, which passes between Brunswick and the barrier islands. The East River separates Brunswick from Andrews Island, a dredge spoil site.<ref name=eastriver>{{cite web | title =Brunswick Harbor (O&M) Georgia | url =http://www.sas.usace.army.mil/brunswickfactp.pdf | work =United States Army Corps of Engineers | access-date =2009-05-25 | url-status =dead | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20090617235306/http://www.sas.usace.army.mil/brunswickfactp.pdf | archive-date =2009-06-17 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | first=Anna | last=Ferguson | title=Andrews Island conditions a concern | date=2008-07-29 | publisher=Altamaha Riverkeeper | url=http://www.altamahariverkeeper.org/advocacy/coastal_marshland/andrews_island.asp | work=The Brunswick News | access-date=2009-05-25 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090918033708/http://www.altamahariverkeeper.org/advocacy/coastal_marshland/andrews_island.asp | archive-date=2009-09-18 }}</ref>

The city is the lowest in the [[U.S. state]] of Georgia, with an elevation of only {{convert|10|to|14|ft}} above sea level.<ref name=Weatherbase>{{cite web | url=http://www.dca.state.ga.us/CityScapes/comm.asp?D=1&city=Brunswick&YRID | title=Brunswick at the Georgia Department of Community Affairs | publisher=Georgia Department of Community Affairs | year=2007 | access-date=2007-09-08 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110527044314/http://www.dca.state.ga.us/CityScapes/comm.asp?D=1&city=Brunswick&YRID | archive-date=2011-05-27 | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name=lowcity>{{cite web| url =http://www.lat-long.com/ShowDetail-5982-Georgia-Brunswick.html |title =Brunswick at Latitude & Longitude | publisher=Latitude & Longitude | year=2008 | access-date=2008-08-12  }}</ref> According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], Brunswick's land area is {{convert|83.8|km2|order=flip}}. Its total area is {{convert|109.8|km2|order=flip}}; {{convert|26.0|km2|order=flip}} of this is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Brunswick city, Georgia |url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US1311560 |access-date=November 22, 2016 |work=American Factfinder |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau}}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

=== Climate ===
Brunswick's climate is classified as [[humid subtropical climate|humid subtropical]] (''Cfa'' in the [[Köppen climate classification#Group C: Temperate/mesothermal climates|Köppen climate classification system]]).<ref>{{cite news|title=World Map Köppen-Geiger Climate Classification |url=http://koeppen-geiger.vu-wien.ac.at/pdf/kottek_et_al_2006_A1.pdf |work=Köppen-Geiger |access-date=2009-05-12 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090325110400/http://koeppen-geiger.vu-wien.ac.at/pdf/kottek_et_al_2006_A1.pdf |archive-date=March 25, 2009 }}</ref> During the summer months, it is common for the temperature to reach over {{convert|90|°F|°C|abbr=on}}. However, the humidity results in a [[heat index]] higher than the actual temperature. Summer mornings average nearly 90 percent [[humidity]] and nearly 60 percent in the afternoon. Scattered afternoon [[thunderstorm]]s are common in the summer. The hottest temperature ever recorded in Brunswick was {{convert|106|°F|°C|abbr=on}} in 1986.<ref name=climate>{{cite web | url = http://www.weather.com/outlook/health/allergies/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/USGA0078?from=36hr_bottomnav_allergies | title = Brunswick weather averages at ''The Weather Channel'' | access-date = 2009-05-25 | publisher = [[The Weather Channel (United States)|The Weather Channel]] | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110522134731/http://www.weather.com/outlook/health/allergies/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/USGA0078?from=36hr_bottomnav_allergies | archive-date = 2011-05-22 | url-status = dead }}</ref> Winters in Brunswick are fairly temperate. The average high in January, the coldest month, is {{convert|63|°F|°C|abbr=on}}, while the average low is {{convert|44|°F|°C|abbr=on}}.<ref name=climate/> [[Snow]]fall is very rare. The last snow accumulation in Brunswick was on January 22, 2025.<ref>{{cite news |last=Brownlee |first=Briana |last2=Asebes |first2=John |last3=Avanier |first3=Erik |date=January 22, 2025 |title=Snowfall, power outages, road closures as rare winter storm hits Southeast Georgia |url=https://www.news4jax.com/news/georgia/2025/01/22/snowfall-power-outages-road-closures-as-rare-winter-storm-hits-southeast-georgia/ |access-date=January 22, 2025 |work=News4Jax}}</ref> The coldest temperature ever recorded in Brunswick was {{convert|5|°F|0}} on [[January 1985 Arctic outbreak|January 21, 1985]], and January 30, 1966.<ref name=climate/>

Brunswick receives a high amount of rainfall annually, averaging about {{convert|49.6|in|sigfig=3}}. The wettest months are August and September, the peak of [[Atlantic hurricane season|hurricane season]].<ref name=climate/> The city has suffered less damage from [[tropical cyclone|hurricane]]s than most other East Coast cities. A [[Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Scale#Category 3|major hurricane]] has not made landfall on the Georgia coast since 1898,<ref name=wtoctvmet06>{{cite news | first=Patrick | last=Prokop | title=History of Savannah-area hurricanes | publisher=[[WTOC-TV]] | url=http://www.wtoctv.com/Global/category.asp?C=80160 | access-date=2008-09-22 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080919143306/http://www.wtoctv.com/Global/category.asp?C=80160 | archive-date=2008-09-19 | url-status=dead }}</ref> and the only hurricane that has hit the coast since then was [[Hurricane David]] in 1979.<ref name=wtoctvmet06/> However, the city has experienced hurricane or near-hurricane conditions several times due to storms passing through Florida from the [[Gulf of Mexico]] and entering Georgia or passing to the north or south in the Atlantic and brushing the area.<ref>{{cite news | title=Hurricane and near-hurricane conditions in Georgia, September 2004 | date=2009-05-12 | url=http://ourgeorgiahistory.com/year/2004 | work=Our Georgia History | access-date=2008-09-22 | archive-date=October 13, 2008 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081013234554/http://www.ourgeorgiahistory.com/year/2004 | url-status=dead }}</ref>

{{Weather box
| location = Brunswick, Georgia (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1895–present)
| single line = Y
| Jan record high F = 86
| Feb record high F = 89
| Mar record high F = 99
| Apr record high F = 99
| May record high F = 101
| Jun record high F = 104
| Jul record high F = 106
| Aug record high F = 103
| Sep record high F = 101
| Oct record high F = 95
| Nov record high F = 89
| Dec record high F = 87
| year record high F = 106

|Jan avg record high F = 77.7
|Feb avg record high F = 80.3
|Mar avg record high F = 84.7
|Apr avg record high F = 88.7
|May avg record high F = 93.9
|Jun avg record high F = 97.1
|Jul avg record high F = 98.9
|Aug avg record high F = 97.6
|Sep avg record high F = 93.8
|Oct avg record high F = 88.4
|Nov avg record high F = 83.0
|Dec avg record high F = 78.6
|year avg record high F = 99.5

| Jan high F = 61.0
| Feb high F = 64.3
| Mar high F = 70.1
| Apr high F = 76.3
| May high F = 83.0
| Jun high F = 87.5
| Jul high F = 90.3
| Aug high F = 88.8
| Sep high F = 84.3
| Oct high F = 77.5
| Nov high F = 69.2
| Dec high F = 63.3
| year high F = 76.3
| Jan mean F = 52.5
| Feb mean F = 55.7
| Mar mean F = 61.3
| Apr mean F = 67.7
| May mean F = 75.0
| Jun mean F = 80.2
| Jul mean F = 82.8
| Aug mean F = 81.9
| Sep mean F = 78.2
| Oct mean F = 70.3
| Nov mean F = 61.0
| Dec mean F = 55.1
| year mean F = 68.5
| Jan low F = 44.0
| Feb low F = 47.0
| Mar low F = 52.6
| Apr low F = 59.2
| May low F = 67.1
| Jun low F = 72.9
| Jul low F = 75.3
| Aug low F = 75.1
| Sep low F = 72.0
| Oct low F = 63.1
| Nov low F = 52.9
| Dec low F = 46.9
| year low F = 60.7

|Jan avg record low F = 27.6
|Feb avg record low F = 30.9
|Mar avg record low F = 36.2
|Apr avg record low F = 44.8
|May avg record low F = 54.6
|Jun avg record low F = 64.5
|Jul avg record low F = 69.0
|Aug avg record low F = 69.1
|Sep avg record low F = 61.8
|Oct avg record low F = 47.1
|Nov avg record low F = 35.9
|Dec avg record low F = 31.2
|year avg record low F = 25.0

| Jan record low F = 5
| Feb record low F = 13
| Mar record low F = 21
| Apr record low F = 34
| May record low F = 35
| Jun record low F = 51
| Jul record low F = 58
| Aug record low F = 61
| Sep record low F = 45
| Oct record low F = 36
| Nov record low F = 21
| Dec record low F = 11
| year record low F = 5
| precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation inch = 3.54
| Feb precipitation inch = 3.06
| Mar precipitation inch = 3.80
| Apr precipitation inch = 3.07
| May precipitation inch = 3.04
| Jun precipitation inch = 6.35
| Jul precipitation inch = 4.94
| Aug precipitation inch = 6.95
| Sep precipitation inch = 6.26
| Oct precipitation inch = 4.60
| Nov precipitation inch = 2.03
| Dec precipitation inch = 2.65
| year precipitation inch = 50.29
| unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
| Jan precipitation days = 8.2
| Feb precipitation days = 8.3
| Mar precipitation days = 7.8
| Apr precipitation days = 6.5
| May precipitation days = 7.0
| Jun precipitation days = 12.2
| Jul precipitation days = 10.6
| Aug precipitation days = 13.3
| Sep precipitation days = 10.1
| Oct precipitation days = 7.7
| Nov precipitation days = 5.4
| Dec precipitation days = 7.3
| year precipitation days = 104.4
| source 1 = [[NOAA]]<ref name=NCDC >{{cite web
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| title = NowData – NOAA Online Weather Data
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = May 8, 2021}}</ref><ref>
{{cite web
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| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 
| title = Station: Brunswick, GA
| work = U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991−2020)
| access-date = May 8, 2021}}</ref>
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=== Environment ===
The Brunswick area has four [[Superfund]] sites, formerly home to heavily contaminated [[toxic waste]] sites: the LCP Chemicals site, Brunswick Wood Preserving,<ref name=bwpepa>{{cite news|title=Brunswick Wood Preserving |publisher=[[United States Environmental Protection Agency]] |url=http://www.epa.gov/Region4/sesd/reports/1999-0092.html |access-date=2008-09-22 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041122150443/http://www.epa.gov/Region4/sesd/reports/1999-0092.html |archive-date=November 22, 2004 }}</ref> the [[Hercules 009 Landfill]],<ref name=epa.gov>{{cite news|title=Hercules 009 Landfill |publisher=[[United States Environmental Protection Agency]] |url=http://www.epa.gov/Region4/waste/npl/nplga/herculga.htm |access-date=2008-09-22 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051029115010/http://www.epa.gov/region4/waste/npl/nplga/herculga.htm |archive-date=October 29, 2005 }}</ref> and the Terry Creek Dredge Spoil Areas/Hercules Outfall.<ref name=tchoepa>{{cite news|title=Terry Creek Dredge Spoil/Hercules Outfall |publisher=[[United States Environmental Protection Agency]] |url=http://www.epa.gov/Region4/waste/npl/nplga/tercrkpr.htm |access-date=2008-09-22 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051029115002/http://www.epa.gov/region4/waste/npl/nplga/tercrkpr.htm |archive-date=October 29, 2005 }}</ref> Research published in 2011 revealed that [[bottlenose dolphin]]s that fed in the estuaries near these Superfund sites had the highest concentration of [[polychlorinated biphenyl|PCBs]] of any mammal in the world.<ref>{{cite news|title=Dolphins show high levels of PCB pollution |publisher=Sarasota Dolphin Research Program |url=http://sarasotadolphin.org/2011/05/15/dolphins-show-high-levels-of-pcb-pollution/ |access-date=2013-11-05 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105175042/http://sarasotadolphin.org/2011/05/15/dolphins-show-high-levels-of-pcb-pollution/ |archive-date=2013-11-05 }}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1810= 36
|1860= 825
|1870= 2348
|1880= 2891
|1890= 8459
|1900= 9081
|1910= 10182
|1920= 14413
|1930= 14022
|1940= 15035
|1950= 17954
|1960= 21703
|1970= 19585
|1980= 17605
|1990= 16433
|2000= 15600
|2010= 15383
|2020= 15210
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decade|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=}}</ref><br> 1850-1870<ref name=1870CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1870 Census of Population - Georgia - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1870|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1870/population/1870a-13.pdf |accessdate=|page=}}</ref> 1870-1880<ref name=1880CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1880 Census of Population - Georgia - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1880|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1880/vol-01-population/1880_v1-09.pdf |accessdate=|page=}}</ref><br> 1890-1910<ref name=1910CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1910 Census of Population - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1910|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-ga.pdf |accessdate=|page=}}</ref> 1920-1930<ref name=1930CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1930 Census of Population - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1930|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/03815512v1ch04.pdf |accessdate=|pages=251–256}}</ref><br> 1940<ref name=1940CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1940 Census of Population - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1940|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1940/population-volume-1/33973538v1ch04.pdf |accessdate=}}</ref> 1950<ref name=1950CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1950 Census of Population - Georgia |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1950|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1950/population-volume-2/37779083v2p11ch2.pdf |accessdate=}}</ref> 1960<ref name=1960CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1960 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1960|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/vol-01-12-c.pdf|accessdate=}}</ref><br> 1970<ref name=1970CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1970 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1970|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1970a_ga-01.pdf|accessdate=}}</ref> 1980<ref name=1980CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1980|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_gaABC-01.pdf|accessdate=}}</ref> 1990<ref name=1990CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1990 Census of Population - Summary Social, Economic, and Housing Characteristics - Georgia |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1990|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1990/cph-5/cph-5-12.pdf|accessdate=}}</ref><br> 2000<ref name=2000CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 2000 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 2000|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2003/dec/phc-3-12.pdf |accessdate=}}</ref> 2010<ref name=2010CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 2010 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 2010|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-12.pdf|accessdate=}}</ref> 
}}

In 2000, the city of Brunswick had 15,600 people, 6,085 households, and 3,681 families living in the city, down from the city's initial historic high of 21,703 in 1960.<ref name="GR2" /> There were 6,952 housing units at an average density of {{convert|403.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. At the [[2010 United States census]], there were 15,383 people living within the city; experiencing population fluctuations since, the [[2020 United States census|2020 U.S. census]] reported a population of 15,210 people, 6,486 households, and 3,781 families residing in the city.<ref name=":0" />

Among the city's population between 2015 and 2020, the [[American Community Survey]] estimated a median age of 34.8, down from 2000's 35 years.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2020 ACS Age and Sex Statistics |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=Brunswick%20city,%20Georgia%20age&tid=ACSST5Y2020.S0101 |access-date=2022-07-13 |website=U.S. Census Bureau}}</ref> Approximately 16.7% of the population were from under 5 years of age to 5 to 9 years; 20.5% were from 15 to 29 years of age; and 16.5% were aged 65 and older. For every 100 females, there were 80 males, and there was a child-dependency ratio of 46.6.

At the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]], the median income for a household in the city was $22,272, and the median income for a family was $28,564. Males had a median income of $26,172 versus $18,602 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $13,062. About 25.2% of families and 30.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 43.9% of those under age 18 and 21.7% of those ages 65 or over.<ref name="GR2" /> By 2020, the median household income was $27,471 with a mean of $57,395.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2020 ACS Income Estimates |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=Brunswick%20city,%20Georgia%20median%20income |access-date=2022-07-13 |website=U.S. Census Bureau}}</ref> Among families, the median income was $29,953 with a mean of $53,434; married-couple families had a median income of $63,301; and non-family households had a median income of $22,163 with a mean of $59,980.

The median monthly costs for occupied-housing units and renter-owned units was $718 in 2020;<ref>{{Cite web |title=2020 ACS Financial Estimates |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=Brunswick%20city,%20Georgia%20median%20income&tid=ACSST5Y2020.S2503 |access-date=2022-07-13 |website=U.S. Census Bureau}}</ref> for homeowners with a mortgage, the median value of their [[single-family detached home]]s was $117,400 and the monthly costs were $1,068.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2020 ACS Financial Characteristics For Housing Units With Mortgages |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=Brunswick%20city,%20Georgia%20median%20income&tid=ACSST5Y2020.S2506 |access-date=2022-07-13 |website=U.S. Census Bureau}}</ref> The median real estate taxes paid among homeowners in the city was $951. Among the growing metropolitan statistical areas of Georgia, Brunswick has one of the lowest costs of living in contrast with [[Atlanta]] and its [[Atlanta metropolitan area|metropolitan region]].

=== Race and ethnicity ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Brunswick racial and ethnic composition as of 2020<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=2020 Race and Population Totals |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US1311560&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |access-date=2021-12-18 |website=U.S. Census Bureau}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
|4,622
|30.39%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
|8,548
|56.2%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
|24
|0.16%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
|55
|0.36%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
|6
|0.04%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
|511
|3.36%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|1,444
|9.49%
|}
Brunswick, like most of the United States, has had a traditional population from a predominantly [[Non-Hispanic whites|non-Hispanic white]], [[Anglo-Americans|Anglo American]] background. With the diversification of the nation and state of Georgia, by 2000 its racial and ethnic makeup was 59.8% [[African Americans|Black or African American]], 33.1% [[White Americans|White]] (non-Hispanic whites), 0.3% [[Native Americans in the United States|American Indian]] or [[Alaska Natives|Alaska Native]], 0.4% [[Asian Americans|Asian]], <0.1% [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]], 1.7% from other races, and 1.4% from [[Multiracial Americans|two or more races]]. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino Americans]] of any race were 5.8% of the population. At the 2020 census, the racial and ethnic makeup was 56.2% Black or African American, 30.39% non-Hispanic white, 0.16% American Indian or Alaska Native, 0.36% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 3.36% multiracial, and 9.49% Hispanic or Latino Americans of any race. Per 2008 estimates, the top five ancestry groups in the city were American (5.3%), English (5.1%), Subsarahan African (4.3%), Irish (4.1%), and German (3.6%).<ref name="generaldemos">{{cite news| title=Profile for General Demographics| url=http://censtats.census.gov/data/GA/1601311560.pdf| work=U.S. Census Bureau| access-date=2008-09-21| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081029064920/http://censtats.census.gov/data/GA/1601311560.pdf| archive-date=2008-10-29}}</ref> Approximately 54.1% of the population reported another ancestry.<ref name="generaldemos" />

=== Religion ===
[[File:St. Mark's Episcopal Church (Brunswick, Georgia) 2.jpg|thumb|St. Mark's Episcopal Church]]
According to [[Sperling's BestPlaces]], approximately 56.3% of the city's population identify with a religion as of 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Religion in Brunswick, Georgia |url=https://www.bestplaces.net/religion/city/georgia/brunswick |access-date=July 12, 2022 |website=Sperling's BestPlaces}}</ref> Typical of those traditionally placed within the [[Bible Belt]] and [[Culture of the Southern United States|conservative American South]], the majority of the religiously affiliated population identified as [[Christianity|Christians]]. The single largest Christian tradition within the city and metropolitan area are [[Baptists]] (15.7%). Among its Baptist constituency, the [[National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc.|National Baptist Convention]] and [[Southern Baptist Convention]] were some of the largest Baptist denominations in the area.<ref>{{Cite web |title=General Missionary Baptist Convention of Georgia |url=https://gmbcofgeorgia.org/index.php |access-date=2022-07-13 |website=gmbcofgeorgia.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-11-13 |title=Church Directory |url=http://fellowshipmbcg.org/church-directory/ |access-date=2022-07-13 |website=Fellowship Missionary Baptist Convention of Georgia |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=SBC Churches Directory |url=https://churches.sbc.net/ |access-date=2022-07-13 |website=Southern Baptist Convention |language=en-US}}</ref> The largest single [[Christian denomination]] has been the [[Catholic Church|Roman Catholic Church]] and its [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Savannah|Diocese of Savannah]] (6.8%).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Listings in Brunswick |url=https://www.diosav.org/component/jbusinessdirectory/?radius=25&citySearch=Brunswick&attribute_10=&option=com_jbusinessdirectory&view=search&resetSearch=1&preserve=0&geo-latitude=&geo-longitude=&geo-country=&location-detected=&geolocation=&categorySuggestion=&categorySearch= |access-date=2022-07-13 |website=Roman Catholic Diocese of Savannah}}</ref>

Following, [[Methodism]] was the second largest tradition (12.3%) and [[Pentecostalism]] was the third largest Christian tradition in the area (8.2%), notably served through the [[Assemblies of God USA|Assemblies of God]] and [[Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)|Church of God]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Find a Church |url=https://ag.org/en/resources/directories/find-a-church?Q=&D=&C=&S=GA%27&Z=&page=5 |access-date=2022-07-13 |website=General Council of the Assemblies of God |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Church Locator |url=https://churchofgod.org/church-locator/ |access-date=2022-07-13 |website=Church Of God |language=en-US}}</ref> Other prominent Christian communities operating with a substantial presence in the city and area have also been [[Presbyterianism|Presbyterians]], [[Anglicanism|Episcopalians or Anglicans]] of the [[Episcopal Church (United States)|Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States]], [[Lutheranism|Lutherans]], etc. Among non-mainstream Christianity, the [[the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints|Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints]] made up 1.5% of the faithful according to this study.

The second-largest religion practiced or adhered to in the area was [[Judaism]], and collectively, Eastern religions such as [[Buddhism]] or [[Hinduism]] made up 0.3% of the population. The largest Jewish movement within the city has been [[Reform Judaism]], spread throughout the historic Temple Beth Tefilloh, founded in 1886.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About the Temple |url=https://bethtefilloh.org/history/ |access-date=2022-07-13 |website=Temple Beth Tefilloh |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Economy ==
[[File:Former Welcome Center, Brunswick, GA, US.jpg|thumb|The building that was used as a welcome center]]
[[File:Wallenius Wilhelmsen Mignon.jpg|thumb|Ship off the coast of Brunswick]]
The [[Port of Brunswick]] forms a vital part of the city's economy.<ref>{{cite news | title =Business Climate | url =http://www.brunswick-georgia.com/business_climate_text.html | work =Brunswick-Georgia.com | access-date =2008-09-21| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20070523095156/http://www.brunswick-georgia.com/business_climate_text.html | archive-date =May 23, 2007 | url-status =dead }}</ref> It is recognized as one of the most productive ports on the [[East Coast of the United States|East Coast]] and is the sixth-busiest automobile port in the United States;<ref>{{cite news|title=Ports and Locations |url=https://www.naturespassage.com/ports.php |work=Nature's Passage |access-date=2008-09-21 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070808084428/https://www.naturespassage.com/ports.php |archive-date=2007-08-08 }}</ref><ref name=pobglovis>{{cite news | first=Steven | last=Sloan | title=GLOVIS America moving auto processing to Brunswick | date=2004-01-16 | url =http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/stories/2004/01/12/daily47.html | work =Atlanta Business Chronicle | access-date = 2008-09-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| title=Georgia Ports Authority: AnchorAge| url=http://www.gaports.com/Portals/5/AnchorAge/pdf/2007_Vol47No2.pdf| archive-url=https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20081029064921/http://www.gaports.com/Portals/5/AnchorAge/pdf/2007_Vol47No2.pdf| url-status=dead| archive-date=2008-10-29| work=Georgia Ports Authority| page=8| access-date=2008-09-21}}</ref> it is the primary [[export]] facility for two of the three United States traditional [[automotive industry|automotive manufacturers]]: [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] and [[General Motors]].<ref>{{cite news | title=EconSouth (Third Quarter 2001) | url =http://www.frbatlanta.org/invoke.cfm?objectid=CBC39FD1-B434-11D5-898400508BB89A83&method=display | work =Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta | access-date = 2008-09-21}}</ref> The port is also the primary export facility for [[Mercedes-Benz]].<ref>{{cite news|title=MBUSA Announces Plan to Move Vehicle Preparation Center to Brunswick, Georgia |date=2007-05-18 |url=http://www.indiacar.net/news/n57710.htm |work=Indiacar.net |access-date=2008-09-21 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100615223811/http://indiacar.net/news/n57710.htm |archive-date=2010-06-15 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title=Mercedes-Benz USA Breaks Ground On New Vehicle Preparation Center in Brunswick, Georgia | date=2008-08-28 | url =http://www.theautochannel.com/news/2008/08/28/097889.html | work =The Auto Channel | access-date = 2008-09-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | first=Paul | last=Dever | title=Mercedes to Export from Brunswick, Georgia | date=1997-02-26 | url =http://www.theautochannel.com/articles/date/19970226/news03310.html | work =The Auto Channel | access-date = 2008-09-21}}</ref> The port serves as the central [[import]] facility for [[Hyundai Motor Company|Hyundai]], [[Jaguar Cars|Jaguar]], [[Kia Motors|Kia]], [[Land Rover]], [[Mitsubishi]], [[Porsche]], and [[Volvo]].<ref name=pobglovis/><ref>{{cite news|title=The Drive to Move South: Automotive Manufacturers Locating Plants in the South |url=http://www.slcatlanta.org/Publications/EconDev/AutoSouth/CH3DriveToMoveSouth.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051001013008/http://www.slcatlanta.org/Publications/EconDev/AutoSouth/CH3DriveToMoveSouth.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=2005-10-01 |work=Southern Legislative Conference |page=7 |access-date=2008-09-21 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | first=Lisa | last=Schoolcraft | title=Jaguars roll into Brunswick, Jacksonville not a contender | date=1999-09-17 | url =http://www.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/stories/1999/09/20/story5.html?q=Land%20Rover%20Brunswick%20Georgia%20port | work =Jacksonville Business Journal | access-date = 2008-09-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | first=Steven | last=Sloan | title=Porsche to ship Carrera GTs through Georgia | date=2004-03-12 | url =http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/stories/2004/03/08/daily31.html?q=Land%20Rover%20Brunswick%20Georgia%20port | work =Atlanta Business Chronicle | access-date = 2008-09-21}}</ref> [[Audi]], [[BMW]], and [[Volkswagen]] utilize the port as a facility for imports as well.<ref>{{cite news|title=The Automobile Industry in Georgia |url=http://www.slcatlanta.org/Publications/EconDev/AutoSouth/GAAuto.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060620022208/http://www.slcatlanta.org/Publications/EconDev/AutoSouth/GAAuto.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=2006-06-20 |work=Southern Legislative Conference |page=1 |access-date=2008-09-21 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Georgia port gets BMW nod |url=http://www.charleston.net/news/2008/mar/13/georgia_port_gets_bmw_nod33694/ |work=The Post and Courier |access-date=2008-09-21 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080316042020/http://www.charleston.net/news/2008/mar/13/georgia_port_gets_bmw_nod33694/ |archive-date=2008-03-16 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title=Volkswagen of America | date=2002-04-24 | url =http://prnwire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/04-24-2002/0001713572&EDATE= | work =PRNWire.com | access-date = 2008-09-21}}</ref> International Auto Processing is one of the town's largest employers.<ref name=largest15companies /> In addition to automobiles, exports include [[agriculture|agricultural products]] and other [[bulk cargo]]es.

The port is operated by the [[Georgia Ports Authority]] and features four separate terminals: Colonel's Island [[roll-on/roll-off|RoRo]], Colonel's Island Agri-bulk, Mayor's Point, and Marine Port.<ref>{{cite news| title=Georgia Ports Authority Facilities| url=http://www.gaports.com/Facilities/tabid/116/Default.aspx| work=Georgia Ports Authority| access-date=2008-09-21| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081026190521/http://www.gaports.com/Facilities/tabid/116/Default.aspx| archive-date=2008-10-26| url-status=dead}}</ref> Mayor's Point is the only terminal located within the city.<ref>{{cite news| title=Mayor's Point Terminal Specifications| url=http://www.gaports.com/Facilities/MayorsPointTerminal/Specifications/tabid/296/Default.aspx| work=Georgia Ports Authority| access-date=2008-09-21| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509095358/http://www.gaports.com/Facilities/MayorsPointTerminal/Specifications/tabid/296/Default.aspx| archive-date=2008-05-09}}</ref> The Colonel's Island and Marine Port terminals are located southwest of the city.<ref>{{cite news| title=Colonel's Island Terminal Specifications| url=http://www.gaports.com/Facilities/ColonelsIslandTerminalRoRo/Specifications/tabid/346/Default.aspx| work=Georgia Ports Authority| access-date=2008-09-21| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080612030951/http://www.gaports.com/Facilities/ColonelsIslandTerminalRoRo/Specifications/tabid/346/Default.aspx| archive-date=2008-06-12}}</ref>

The [[Federal Law Enforcement Training Center]] (FLETC), a large agency of the [[United States Department of Homeland Security]], is headquartered in [[Glynco, Georgia|Glynco]], north of the city.<ref>{{cite news | title =Glynco | url =http://www.fletc.gov/about-fletc/locations/glynco | work =Federal Law Enforcement Training Center | access-date =2008-09-21 | archive-date =September 17, 2008 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20080917122755/http://www.fletc.gov/about-fletc/locations/glynco/ | url-status =dead }}</ref> A study conducted by [[Georgia Institute of Technology|Georgia Tech]] identified FLETC as the largest employer in Glynn County;<ref name=economicindustries>{{cite news| title=Industries| url=http://www.georgiasgoldenopportunity.com/industries.html| work=Brunswick & Glynn County Development Authority| access-date=2008-09-21| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080904235253/http://www.georgiasgoldenopportunity.com/industries.html| archive-date=2008-09-04}}</ref> it was further determined that FLETC's annual localized economic impact is in excess of $600 million.<ref name=economicindustries/>

Southeast Georgia Health System is the largest private employer in Brunswick.<ref name=largest15companies>{{cite news| title=15 Largest Companies| url=http://www.georgiasgoldenopportunity.com/KeyIndustries/images/Largest%2015%20companies.pdf| work=Brunswick and Glynn County Development Authority| access-date=2011-02-23| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711085237/http://www.georgiasgoldenopportunity.com/KeyIndustries/images/Largest%2015%20companies.pdf| archive-date=2011-07-11}}</ref> Other major employers in Brunswick include [[King & Prince Seafood]], [[GSI Commerce]], Pinova and [[Gulfstream Aerospace]].<ref name=largest15companies/> [[Wood pulp]] is produced by the [[Georgia-Pacific]] [[pulp mill|mill]] in Brunswick.<ref>{{cite news | title=About GP Cellulose | url =http://www.gpcellulose.com/about_gp_cellulose.php | work =Georgia-Pacific | access-date = 2008-09-21}}</ref> The mill, which has been in operation since 1937, has the capability to produce over 800,000 [[metric ton]]s of [[cellulose]] each year.<ref name=gpcmillbwk>{{cite news | title=GP Cellulose Operations | url =http://www.gpcellulose.com/operations.php | work =Georgia-Pacific | access-date = 2008-09-21}}</ref> Additionally, it is the largest single-site fluff production facility in the world.<ref name=gpcmillbwk/> [[Hercules Inc.|Hercules]], a manufacturer, and marketer of chemical specialties operates a production facility on the north side of Brunswick.<ref>{{cite news|title=About Hercules |url=http://www.herc.com/abouthercules/locations.asp |work=Hercules Inc. |access-date=2008-09-21 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080915082840/http://www.herc.com/abouthercules/locations.asp |archive-date=2008-09-15 }}</ref> Jet aircraft manufacturer [[Gulfstream Aerospace]] has a presence at the city's airport.<ref>{{cite news | title =Gulfstream: Brunswick, Georgia | url =http://www.gulfstream.com/sites/brunswick.htm | work =Gulfstream Aerospace | access-date =2008-09-21| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20140325185325/http://www.gulfstream.com/sites/brunswick.htm | archive-date =March 25, 2014 | url-status =dead }}</ref>

[[Tourism]] is the single largest industry in the city and the county.<ref name=newgaencyclopedia/> Brunswick and the Golden Isles are a year-round resort community.<ref name=bgivb>{{cite news|title=Brunswick and the Golden Isles of Georgia |url=http://www.bgivb.com/ |work=Brunswick-Golden Isles Visitors Bureau |access-date=2008-09-21 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080913191709/http://www.bgivb.com/ |archive-date=2008-09-13 }}</ref> The islands' beaches, resorts, shops, and historic sites annually attract visitors from around the world.<ref name=bgivb/> President [[George W. Bush]] hosted the [[30th G8 summit|G8 summit]] in 2004 on Sea Island.<ref name=oliver1>Oliver Mark. [https://www.theguardian.com/world/2004/jun/08/g8.politics  "G8 leaders meet on remote island,"] ''Guardian'' (Manchester). June 8, 2004.</ref>

== Culture ==
=== Arts and theatre ===
[[File:Ritz Theatre, Brunswick, GA 2.jpg|thumb|The Ritz Theatre]]
Brunswick is home to a variety of arts and cultural events. The most significant professional performing-arts group is the Coastal Symphony of Georgia, in existence since 1982, which stages productions each year at Glynn Academy's Memorial Auditorium. This group of professional musicians also has a Youth Symphony division and a fundraising auxiliary.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.coastalsymphonyofgeorgia.org/cs_history.html| title=Coastal Symphony of Georgia history| access-date=2011-02-08| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725183546/http://www.coastalsymphonyofgeorgia.org/cs_history.html| archive-date=2011-07-25}}</ref>

Old Town Brunswick's historic and ornate [[Ritz Theatre (Brunswick, Georgia)|Ritz Theatre]] hosts a range of performances. Renovated in the early 1980s and again in 2000 through 2001, the Ritz is home to the Golden Isles Arts and Humanities Association, the coordinating [[arts council]] for Brunswick and Glynn County. The association hosts an annual performing arts series and rents space to individual producers and organizations.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.goldenislesarts.org/ritzpage.html| title=Ritz Theatre history at Golden Isles Arts and Humanities Association| access-date=2011-02-08| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101219060232/http://goldenislesarts.org/ritzpage.html| archive-date=2010-12-19}}</ref>

The city is home to various [[art museum|art galleries]]. Art Downtown is a cultural arts center featuring a fine art gallery, studio, and production company. It is home to the Brunswick Actors' Theatre.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.artdowntowngallery209.com/default.aspx |title=Art Downtown and Gallery 209 |access-date=2011-02-08 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110210133400/http://artdowntowngallery209.com/default.aspx |archive-date=2011-02-10 }}</ref> The Gallery on Newcastle is home to a display of scenes from coastal Georgia's marshes.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.thegalleryonnewcastle.com/aboutus.htm| title=Gallery on Newcastle| access-date=2011-02-08| url-status=usurped| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716235914/http://www.thegalleryonnewcastle.com/aboutus.htm| archive-date=2011-07-16}}</ref>

Along Union Street is a collection of 19th and early 20th-century [[Victorian architecture|Victorian]] mansions. Each December the Magnolia Garden Club tours select Union Street homes in addition to other areas in historic Brunswick as part of its Christmas Tour of Homes.<ref>{{cite news| first=Terry| last=Dickson| title=Old Town Brunswick homes offer a glimpse of Christmases past| date=2010-11-28| url = http://jacksonville.com/news/georgia/2010-11-28/story/old-town-brunswick-homes-offer-glimpse-christmases-past| work=The Florida Times-Union| access-date=2011-02-08}}</ref>

=== Cuisine ===
[[File:GA Brunswick and St Simons VC stewpot01.jpg|thumb|right|The city claims to be the place of origin of [[Brunswick stew]].]]
The city lays claim to [[Brunswick stew]], a [[tomato]]-based stew containing various types of [[phaseolus lunatus|lima bean]]s, [[maize|corn]], [[okra]], and other vegetables, and one or more types of meat.<ref>{{cite news | first=Ann | last=Harris | title=Who Invented Brunswick Stew? Hush Up and Eat. | date=1993-10-24 | url =https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?sec=travel&res=9F0CE7D81539F937A15753C1A965958260 | work =The New York Times | access-date = 2008-09-19}}</ref> Most recipes claiming authenticity call for [[squirrel]] or [[rabbit]] meat, but [[chicken as food|chicken]], [[pork]], and [[beef]] are also common ingredients.<ref>{{cite news | title=Brunswick Stew | url =http://www.sherpaguides.com/georgia/coast/sidebars/brunswick_stew.html | work =SherpaGuides.com | access-date = 2008-09-19}}</ref> A twenty-five-gallon (95 L) iron pot outside the city bears a plaque declaring the stew was first cooked there in 1898.<ref>{{cite news | title =Visit Brunswick & the Golden Isles | url =http://www.georgiatouristguide.com/Advert_Displays/Brunswick_%26_the_Golden_Isles_%28St._Simons_Island_Sea_Island_Little_St._Simons_Island_Jekyll_Island%29.asp?Feat=1 | work =GeorgiaTouristGuide.com | access-date =2008-09-19 | archive-date =September 17, 2008 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20080917002523/http://www.georgiatouristguide.com/Advert_Displays/Brunswick_%26_the_Golden_Isles_%28St._Simons_Island_Sea_Island_Little_St._Simons_Island_Jekyll_Island%29.asp?Feat=1 | url-status =dead }}</ref> The Brunswick Rockin' Stewbilee, held annually in October, features a stew-tasting contest where visitors sample over 50 teams' stews.<ref>{{cite news|title=Brunswick Rockin' Stewbilee |url=http://www.brunswickstewbilee.com/home.html |access-date=2008-09-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080921044941/http://www.brunswickstewbilee.com/home.html |archive-date=September 21, 2008 }}</ref> The Stewbilee became famous when the city invited [[Brunswick County, Virginia]], to the festival for a stew cookoff in the 1980s, which led the Brunswick "Stew Wars" to be featured in ''[[Southern Living]]''.<ref>{{cite news | first=Stan | last=Woodward | title=Stewbilee | url=http://www.stanwoodward.com/stewbilee.htm | work=Stan Woodward Studios | access-date=2008-09-19 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081122010556/http://stanwoodward.com/stewbilee.htm | archive-date=2008-11-22 }}</ref>

Brunswick is the center of Georgia's [[shrimp fishery|shrimping]] industry.<ref>{{cite news | title =Shrimp Industry | url =http://www.newgeorgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-794 | work =The New Georgia Encyclopedia | access-date =2008-09-19 | archive-date =May 26, 2011 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20110526195650/http://www.newgeorgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-794 | url-status =dead }}</ref> The city was once called "The Shrimp Capital of the World",<ref>{{cite news | title=Brunswick Vacation Home Rentals | url =http://forgetaway.weather.com/georgia/beach-rentals/brunswick-ga.html | work =The Weather Channel | access-date = 2008-09-19}}</ref><ref name=brunswicksoutherncoast>{{cite news | first=Richard | last=Lenz | title=Brunswick | url =http://www.sherpaguides.com/georgia/coast/southern_coast/brunswick.html | work =SherpaGuides.com | access-date = 2008-09-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title=Introduction to Brunswick | url =http://www.frommers.com/destinations/brunswick/1836010001.html | work =Frommers.com | access-date = 2008-09-19}}</ref> but in recent times, production has been far below average.<ref>{{cite news | first=Anna | last=Ferguson | title=Shrimping industry reels from fuel prices | date=2008-07-30 | url=http://www.thebrunswicknews.com/open_access/news/297631114269951.php | work=The Brunswick News | access-date=2008-09-19}}{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Nevertheless, nearby Jekyll Island hosts the Wild Georgia [[shrimp and grits|Shrimp & Grits]] Festival in September.<ref>{{cite news | title=The 2008 Jekyll Island Wild Georgia Shrimp & Grits Festival | publisher=[[Jekyll Island]] | url =http://www.jekyllisland.com/shrimpandgrits/ | work =Wild Georgia Shrimp | access-date = 2008-09-19}}</ref> Apart from shrimping, the area is also the center of Georgia's [[crab fisheries|crab]] and [[oyster]] industries.<ref>{{cite news| title=Commercial Crabbers to Get Financial Aid| date=2003-09-12| url=http://crd.dnr.state.ga.us/content/displaycontent.asp?txtDocument=440| work=Georgia Department of Natural Resources| access-date=2008-09-19| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040705104259/http://crd.dnr.state.ga.us/content/displaycontent.asp?txtDocument=440| archive-date=2004-07-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | first=Susanne | last=Talentino | title=Oyster Shell Bagging Event – Brunswick, Georgia | url=http://coastalcompanion.com/2008/08/31/oyster-shell-bagging-event-brunswick-georgia/ | work=CoastalCompanion.com | access-date=2008-09-19 | archive-date=July 8, 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708172628/http://coastalcompanion.com/2008/08/31/oyster-shell-bagging-event-brunswick-georgia/ | url-status=dead }}</ref>

== Sports ==
The [[College of Coastal Georgia]] has an active collegiate sports program. The local high schools compete in the [[Georgia High School Association]]'s quad-A Region 2 sporting events. From 1950 to 2007, Brunswick served host to the Golden Isles Bowl Classic, one of the most prestigious junior college football bowl games in the country. Scholastic and intramural sports are held at school and park facilities around the city. Glynn County Stadium and Lanier Field are two sports stadiums available in the city.

Golden Isles Speedway, a {{convert|5/8|mi|km}} [[race track]], is located in western Glynn County, approximately {{convert|20|mi}} west of the city.<ref>{{cite news | title=Golden Isles Speedway | url =http://goldenislesspeedway.com/ | access-date = 2008-09-19}}</ref>

The [[PGA Tour]] holds the [[RSM Classic]] every year at the Seaside Course on [[Sea Island, Georgia|Sea Island]]. The area is famous for its [[golf resort]]s. In 2008 Sea Island was ranked the number-one destination for business meetings and golf by ''[[Golf Digest]]'' and ''[[USA Today]]''.<ref name="awardsforseaisland">{{cite news| title=Honors and Accolades| url=http://www.seaisland.com/16/Home.htm| work=Sea Island Company| access-date=2008-09-19| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080912235541/http://www.seaisland.com/16/Home.htm| archive-date=2008-09-12}}</ref> Sea Island was also ranked number-one among the best golf resorts in North America by ''Golf Digest''.<ref name="awardsforseaisland" /> There are three golf courses located just north of the city,<ref name="listofcourses">{{cite news | title=Brunswick, Georgia Golf Courses | url =http://www.golflink.com/golf-courses/city.asp?dest=Brunswick+GA | work =GolfLink | access-date = 2008-09-19}}</ref> and combined with Jekyll, St. Simons, and Sea islands, there are 252 holes of golf in the Brunswick area.<ref name="listofcourses" />

The Brunswick area is home to two out of three publicly accessible [[beach]]es in the state.<ref>{{cite news| title=Welcome to the Georgia Coast| url=http://www.officialguide.com/georgia.html| work=OfficialGuide.com| access-date=2008-09-20| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080914004933/http://www.officialguide.com/georgia.html| archive-date=2008-09-14}}</ref> Brunswick is the gateway city to Jekyll and St. Simons islands; both are accessible via automobile only by [[causeway]]s from the city.<ref>{{cite news| title=Brunswick – Gateway to the Golden Isles| url=http://www.gatewaytothegoldenisles.com/department/category/Brunswick_Georgia| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050924203343/http://www.gatewaytothegoldenisles.com/department/category/Brunswick_Georgia| url-status=dead| archive-date=2005-09-24| work=GatewayToTheGoldenIsles.com| access-date=2008-09-20}}</ref> The islands, known colloquially as the [[Golden Isles of Georgia|Golden Isles]], feature white-sand public beaches and are popular destinations for tourists and local citizens.

In 1906 the city was home to a [[Class D (baseball)|Class D]]-level [[minor league baseball]] team, the River Snipes, a team shared with [[Columbus, Georgia|Columbus]] as part of the inaugural season of the [[Georgia State League]].<ref name="minorleaguebaseballstatsforbrunswick" /> The league went defunct following that season.<ref name="minorleaguebaseballstatsforbrunswick" /> In 1913 the Brunswick Pilots debuted as part of the short-lived [[Empire State League]], before joining the Georgia State League in 1914, and the [[Florida–Alabama–Georgia League]] in 1915.<ref name="minorleaguebaseballstatsforbrunswick" /> The Pilots stopped play following the 1915 season.<ref name="minorleaguebaseballstatsforbrunswick" /> Thirty-six years passed before Brunswick had another professional baseball team. In 1951 the [[Brunswick Pirates]], a Class D minor league affiliate of the [[Major League Baseball|major league]] [[Pittsburgh Pirates]], began to play in the [[Georgia–Florida League]], beginning eight years of presence in the city.<ref name="minorleaguebaseballstatsforbrunswick" /> The Pirates won league championships in 1954 and 1955.<ref name="1954gaflaleagueseason">{{cite web | url = https://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/league.cgi?id=df9caf4e | title = 1954 season of the Georgia–Florida League | access-date = 2011-07-13 | work = Minor Leagues Research Committee| publisher = Baseball-Reference.com}}</ref><ref name="1955gaflaleagueseason">{{cite web | url = https://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/league.cgi?id=0720fdcf | title = 1955 season of the Georgia–Florida League | access-date = 2011-07-13 | work = Minor Leagues Research Committee| publisher = Baseball-Reference.com}}</ref> In 1957 the Pirates became affiliates of the [[Philadelphia Phillies]], respectively adopting the name [[Brunswick Phillies]].<ref name="minorleaguebaseballstatsforbrunswick" /> Following the 1958 season, the Phillies ceased to play.<ref name="minorleaguebaseballstatsforbrunswick" /> Brunswick was home to the [[Brunswick Cardinals|Cardinals]] of the Georgia–Florida League in 1962 and 1963 before the league disbanded in 1963.<ref name="minorleaguebaseballstatsforbrunswick">{{cite web | url = https://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/team.cgi?city=Brunswick&state=GA&country=US | title = Minor league baseball statistics for Brunswick, Georgia | access-date = 2011-07-13 | work = Minor Leagues Research Committee| publisher = Baseball-Reference.com}}</ref><ref name="minorleaguebaseballstatsverification">{{cite web | url = http://research.sabr.org/minors/historical-statistics/about-statistics | title = Availability of minor league baseball statistics | access-date = 2011-07-13 | work = Minor Leagues Research Committee| publisher = Society for American Baseball Research}}</ref>

== Parks and recreation ==
[[File:Lover's Oak, Brunswick, GA, US, 2015.jpg|thumb|left|[[Lover's Oak]] in Old Town]]
[[File:Dart House, Brunswick, GA, US.jpg|thumb|The Dart House (1877), which was used by the Chamber of Commerce.<ref>http://historicbrunswickfoundation.org/dart-house.html Dart house</ref> It was listed is a Place in Peril<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20141031085409/http://www.georgiatrust.org/news/2015places.php] Places in Peril</ref> and was demolished in 2017.]]The Brunswick Parks and Recreation Department operates city [[park]]s and [[town square|square]]s.<ref name="cp">{{cite news |title=Parks and Recreation Department |url=http://www.brunswickga.org/nm/publish/news_10.phtml |work=City of Brunswick |access-date=2008-09-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080801210839/http://brunswickga.org/nm/publish/news_10.phtml |archive-date=2008-08-01 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Six city squares were part of Brunswick's original 1771 Town Plan. The two largest central squares were Wright and Hanover. Though half of Wright Square was built on by a middle school in the 1950s, the square was recently returned to its original size with George Street removed through the middle. Five of the six still exist today, with Hillsboro Square converted into the campus of Glynn Academy High School.<ref>{{cite news | title=The Streets and Squares of Olde Brunswick | url =http://www.glynncounty.com/History_and_Lore/Streets_and_Squares/ | work =GlynnCounty.com | access-date = 2008-09-19}}</ref> There are also two additional squares located within the city, Orange, and Palmetto.<ref name="cp" /> Numerous parks exist in the city, the largest being [[Howard E. Coffin|Howard Coffin]] Park.<ref name="cp" /> The parks include features such as playgrounds, baseball fields, softball fields, soccer fields, basketball courts, and picnic areas. Coffin Park includes a [[trail|walking track]]. The district also owns the Roosevelt Lawrence Community Center, a center equipped with popular and traditional recreational game tables, two classrooms, and a multi-purpose gymnasium.<ref name="cp" />

The Brunswick area is rich in [[live oak]] trees, particularly the [[Quercus virginiana|Southern live oak]]. Such is the quality of the live oak trees in the Brunswick and the Golden Isles area that Revolutionary warships such as the {{USS|Constitution}} (nicknamed ''Old Ironsides'') were clad in St. Simons Island oak planks. Brunswick has a notable live oak named [[Lover's Oak]] (located at Prince and Albany streets).<ref>{{cite news|title=Lover's Oak |url=http://www.glynncounty.com/cgi-bin/oaktree.pl?ID=00004170 |work=GlynnCounty.com |access-date=2008-09-23 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711102759/http://www.glynncounty.com/cgi-bin/oaktree.pl?ID=00004170 |archive-date=2011-07-11 }}</ref> As of 2005, it is approximately 900 years old.<ref name="sogaloak">{{cite news| title=Lover's Oak| url=http://web.georgia.org/net/content/go.aspx?s=19389.0.26.3011| work=State of Georgia| access-date=2008-09-23}}{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> According to the State of Georgia and American Indian folklore, Native American braves and their maidens would meet under the oak.<ref name="sogaloak" /> Another notable oak, [[Lanier's Oak]], is notable as being the location where poet [[Sidney Lanier]], on one of his visits to Brunswick, was inspired to write "[[The Marshes of Glynn]]".<ref>{{Cite book|last=Barefoot|first=Patricia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9SIeasJBxEQC&q=Lanier%27s+Oak&pg=PA46|title=Brunswick: The City by the Sea|publisher=[[Arcadia Publishing]]|year=2000|pages=46|isbn=9781439610855|via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref>

Blythe Island Regional Park is located on [[Blythe Island]] within the city.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://glynncounty.org/176/Blythe-Island-Regional-Park|title=Blythe Island Regional Park - Glynn County, GA - Official Website|website=glynncounty.org|access-date=20 June 2018}}</ref>

== Government ==
[[File:Frank M Scarlett Federal Building, Brunswick, GA, US.jpg|right|thumb|Frank Scarlett Federal Building (Post Office and Federal Court), on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] ]]
[[File:Brunswick, Georgia City Hall Building.JPG|thumb|right|City hall]]
Brunswick uses the [[Council-Manager|council-manager]] model of [[local government|municipal government]].<ref name="citycommission">{{cite web |title=City Commissioners |url=http://www.brunswickga.org/city-commission.html |access-date=2014-03-04 |work=City of Brunswick}}</ref> The city commission consists of five individuals, including the mayor, elected on a [[plurality-at-large voting|plurality-at-large]] basis. Commissioners constitute the [[legislature|legislative body]] of the city and, as a group, are responsible for taxation, appropriations, ordinances, and other general functions. The mayor of Brunswick is [[Cornell Harvey|Cosby Johnson]], who was elected in 2021 and is the second African-American mayor of Brunswick. Johnson is also the first Millennial Mayor of Brunswick.

The city is divided into two wards with each ward electing two city commission representatives. The mayor serves as an [[at-large]] commissioner and [[chair (official)|chairperson]]. The commission meets twice each month at Old City Hall in Old Town.<ref name="citycommission" /> The city commission appoints a [[city manager]] to serve at will for an infinite term. The main duty of the manager is to implement policy set by the city commission and manage the operations of the city on a daily basis. The city manager is to see that all laws, provisions of the [[municipal corporation|city charter]], and any acts of the city commission are executed and enforced. The city manager of Brunswick is Regina McDuffie.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.brunswickga.org/city-manager | title=City Manager }}</ref>

In November 2008, Mayor Thompson and the city commission of Brunswick traveled to Ganzhou to strengthen ties between the two cities.<ref>{{cite news | title=Three coastal Georgia cities on China friendship trip | date=2008-11-10 | publisher=[[Wikimedia Foundation]] | url=http://www.jxcn.cn/269/2008-11-10/30012@448704.htm | work=JiangXi-China | access-date=2009-05-26 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140629044003/http://www.jxcn.cn/269/2008-11-10/30012@448704.htm | archive-date=June 29, 2014 | url-status=dead }}</ref> Ganzhou, a city with a population of 8.5 million, reciprocated, sending a delegation to Brunswick where an official sister city agreement was signed at Old [[Brunswick City Hall]] on April 3, 2009.<ref>{{cite news | title=Ganzhou and Brunswick become sister cities | date=2009-04-07 | publisher=[[Wikimedia Foundation]] | url=http://www.gndaily.com/news/2009-4/200947162732.htm | work=Gannan Daily | access-date=2009-05-26 }}{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref name="gatimesunionbwkganzhou">{{cite news | first=Terry | last=Dickson | title=Brunswick greets Chinese delegation | date=2009-04-04 | publisher=[[Wikimedia Foundation]] | url =http://www.jacksonville.com/news/georgia/2009-04-04/story/brunswick_greets_chinese_delegation | work =The Georgia Times-Union | access-date = 2009-05-26 }}</ref>

== Education ==

=== Higher education ===
[[File:Campus Center, CCGA, Brunswick, GA, US.jpg|thumb|College of Coastal Georgia]]
Brunswick is home to the [[College of Coastal Georgia]],<ref name="ccgabwkcenter">{{cite news | title=Brunswick Center | url=http://www.ccga.edu/brunswickc/index.html | work=College of Coastal Georgia | access-date=2008-09-20| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080913015212/http://www.ccga.edu/brunswickc/index.html | archive-date=September 13, 2008 | url-status=dead }}</ref> which has more than 3,000 enrolled students.<ref>{{cite news | title=College of Coastal Georgia | url =http://www.infoplease.com/edu/colleges/5457/ | work =Infoplease.com | access-date = 2008-09-20}}</ref> Since 1961, the college had been a [[community colleges in the United States|two-year institution]], but in 2008, the college began its transition to a four-year institution.<ref>{{cite news|first=John |last=Millsaps |title=Regents Approve Name and Degrees for the College of Coastal Georgia |date=2008-06-11 |url=http://www.usg.edu/news/2008/061108-1.phtml |work=University System of Georgia |access-date=2008-09-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080906161139/http://www.usg.edu/news/2008/061108-1.phtml |archive-date=September 6, 2008 }}</ref> The college is currently a [[public university|state college]] within the [[University System of Georgia]], with bachelor's degree programs in [[education]], [[business]], and [[nursing|nursing sciences]], and other [[associate's degree|associate degree]] programs designed to prepare students to transfer to senior colleges and [[university|universities]].<ref>{{cite news| title=College of Coastal Georgia| url=http://www.communitycollegereview.com/school_overview/315| work=Community College Review| access-date=2008-09-20| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080919014055/http://www.communitycollegereview.com/school_overview/315| archive-date=2008-09-19| url-status=dead}}</ref>

=== Primary and secondary schools ===
[[File:Brunswick High School, Brunswick, GA USA.jpg|thumb|Brunswick High School]]
[[File:St. Francis Xavier School, Brunswick, GA, US.jpg|thumb|St. Francis Xavier School]]
The [[Glynn County School District|Glynn County School System]] is the governing authority of public schools in the city.<ref name="glynneduintro">{{cite news| title=Glynn County Schools| url=http://glynn.schooldesk.net/| work=Glynn County School System| access-date=2008-09-20| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080917191243/http://glynn.schooldesk.net/| archive-date=2008-09-17}}</ref> More than 12,000 students attend schools in the school system.<ref name="glynneduintro2">{{cite news | title =Community Services | url =http://www.brunswick-georgia.com/community_services_text.html | work =Brunswick-Georgia.com | access-date =2008-09-20| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20080723165626/http://www.brunswick-georgia.com/community_services_text.html | archive-date =July 23, 2008 | url-status =dead }}</ref> There are ten [[elementary school]]s, four [[middle school]]s, and two [[High school (North America)|high school]]s: [[Brunswick High School (Georgia)|Brunswick High School]] and [[Glynn Academy]].<ref name="glynneduintro" /><ref name="glynneduintro2" /> Glynn Academy, the second-oldest public high school in the [[Southern United States|American South]] and the [[List of the oldest public high schools in the United States|sixth-oldest public high school]] in the United States,<ref name="secondoldesthighschool">{{cite web |url=http://glynn.schooldesk.net/academy/GlynnAcademy/CampusHistory/tabid/1287/Default.aspx |title=Glynn Academy: Campus History |access-date=2008-08-13 |work=Glynn County School System |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080928070501/http://glynn.schooldesk.net/academy/GlynnAcademy/CampusHistory/tabid/1287/Default.aspx |archive-date=2008-09-28 }}</ref> was founded in 1788 by an act of the [[Georgia General Assembly]].<ref>{{cite news| title=The History of Glynn Academy| url=http://glynn.schooldesk.net/academy/GlynnAcademyHome/CampusHistory/tabid/1287/Default.aspx| work=Glynn County School System| access-date=2008-09-21| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080925122909/http://glynn.schooldesk.net/academy/GlynnAcademyHome/CampusHistory/tabid/1287/Default.aspx| archive-date=2008-09-25}}</ref> Brunswick High School opened in 1967.<ref>{{cite news| title=About BHS| url=http://glynn.schooldesk.net/bhs/AboutBHS/tabid/1406/Default.aspx| work=Glynn County School System| access-date=2008-09-21| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080911225352/http://glynn.schooldesk.net/bhs/AboutBHS/tabid/1406/Default.aspx| archive-date=2008-09-11}}</ref> Specialized institutions include a career-technical academy.

There are several private schools operating in the area.<ref>{{cite news | title =Glynn County Private Schools | url =http://schools.privateschoolsreport.com/county/GA/Glynn.html | work =Private Schools Report | access-date =2008-09-20 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20080719162102/http://schools.privateschoolsreport.com/county/GA/Glynn.html | archive-date =2008-07-19 | url-status =dead }}</ref> In the city, there is one [[Catholic school]] and one [[Seventh-day Adventist Church|Seventh-day Adventist]] school.<ref>{{cite news| title=St. Francis Xavier Catholic School| url=http://schools.privateschoolsreport.com/Georgia/Brunswick/StFrancisXavierCatholicSch.html| work=Private Schools Report| access-date=2008-09-21| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061020203700/http://schools.privateschoolsreport.com/Georgia/Brunswick/StFrancisXavierCatholicSch.html| archive-date=2006-10-20| url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| title=Temple of Truth Christian Community School| url=http://schools.privateschoolsreport.com/Georgia/Brunswick/TempleOfTruthChristianComm.html| work=Private Schools Report| access-date=2008-09-21| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061020203711/http://schools.privateschoolsreport.com/Georgia/Brunswick/TempleOfTruthChristianComm.html| archive-date=2006-10-20| url-status=dead}}</ref> There are also [[Baptist]], [[pentecostalism|Pentecostal]], and [[non-denominational Christianity|non-denominational Christian]] schools north of the city, such as Heritage Christian Academy.<ref>{{cite news| title=Emmanuel Christian School| url=http://schools.privateschoolsreport.com/Georgia/Brunswick/EmmanuelChristianSchool.html| work=Private Schools Report| access-date=2008-09-21| archive-url=https://archive.today/20120719055309/http://schools.privateschoolsreport.com/Georgia/Brunswick/EmmanuelChristianSchool.html| archive-date=July 19, 2012| url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| title=Goldengate Christian Academy| url=http://schools.privateschoolsreport.com/Georgia/Brunswick/GoldengateChristianAcademy.html| work=Private Schools Report| access-date=2008-09-21| archive-url=https://archive.today/20120728180131/http://schools.privateschoolsreport.com/Georgia/Brunswick/GoldengateChristianAcademy.html| archive-date=July 28, 2012| url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| title=Christian Renewal Academy| url=http://schools.privateschoolsreport.com/Georgia/Brunswick/ChristianRenewalAcademy.html| work=Private Schools Report| access-date=2008-09-21| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081010205727/http://schools.privateschoolsreport.com/Georgia/Brunswick/ChristianRenewalAcademy.html| archive-date=2008-10-10| url-status=dead}}</ref> On St. Simons Island, there is a [[presbyterianism|Presbyterian]] school.<ref>{{cite news| title=The Whitefield School| url=http://schools.privateschoolsreport.com/Georgia/StSimonsIsla/TheWhitefieldSchool.html| work=Private Schools Report| access-date=2008-09-21| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061017211450/http://schools.privateschoolsreport.com/Georgia/StSimonsIsla/TheWhitefieldSchool.html| archive-date=2006-10-17| url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="fredacademy">{{cite news| title=Frederica Academy| url=http://schools.privateschoolsreport.com/Georgia/StSimonsIsla/FredericaAcademy.html| work=Private Schools Report| access-date=2008-09-21| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081011204141/http://schools.privateschoolsreport.com/Georgia/StSimonsIsla/FredericaAcademy.html| archive-date=2008-10-11| url-status=dead}}</ref> Several smaller Christian schools in Brunswick offer high school education.

== Media ==
[[File:The Brunswick News - September 2008.png|thumb|right|''The Brunswick News'', the city's locally published daily newspaper]]
''[[The Brunswick News]]'' is one of two major daily newspapers serving Brunswick;<ref name="BWKNEWS">{{cite web |url=http://www.thebrunswicknews.com |title=The Brunswick News |access-date=2007-08-19 }}</ref> the other is ''The Georgia Times-Union'', a subsidiary of the Jacksonville-based ''[[The Florida Times-Union|Florida Times-Union]]''.<ref>{{cite news|title=The Georgia Times-Union |url=http://www.brunswick-online.com/brunswick-pictures/the-georgia-times-union.asp |work=Brunswick-Online.com |access-date=2008-09-23 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060326081819/http://www.brunswick-online.com/brunswick-pictures/the-georgia-times-union.asp |archive-date=2006-03-26 }}</ref> Brunswick has one free weekly newspaper delivered to most homes in Glynn County, ''The Harbor Sound'' (a free publication).<ref>{{cite news|title=The Harbor Sound |url=http://www.glynncounty.com/cgi-bin/oaktree.pl?ID=00001445 |work=GlynnCounty.com |access-date=2008-09-23 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711102752/http://www.glynncounty.com/cgi-bin/oaktree.pl?ID=00001445 |archive-date=2011-07-11 }}</ref> ''The Islander'' is a weekly paper, member of the Georgia Press Association, and available at newsstands or by subscription.<ref>{{cite news|title=The Islander Newspaper |url=http://www.orthodoxbiz.com/details/the-islander-newspaper.html |work=Orthodox Biz |access-date=2008-09-23 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091210161739/http://www.orthodoxbiz.com/details/the-islander-newspaper.html |archive-date=2009-12-10 }}</ref>

The major AM radio stations in Brunswick are [[WSFN]] 790, an [[ESPN Radio|ESPN]] affiliate and primarily a sports station;<ref>{{cite news | title=The Fan SportsRadio 790 | url =http://wsfnradio.com/ | work =[[WSFN]] | access-date = 2008-09-23}}</ref> [[WGIG]] 1440; and [[WBGA]] 1490, which are all news and talk stations.<ref name="bwkradio">{{cite news | title=Radio Stations in Brunswick, Georgia | url =http://www.ontheradio.net/Metro/Brunswick_GA.aspx | work =ontheradio.net | access-date = 2008-09-23}}</ref> The city's [[FM band|FM]] stations include [[NPR]] affiliate [[WWIO-FM]] 88.9, [[public broadcasting|public radio]] [[WWEZ]] at 94.7 (St. Simons Island) and 97.5 (Brunswick), and [[commercial radio|commercial]] stations [[WAYR-FM]] 90.7, [[WSSI]] 92.7, [[WMUV]] 100.7, [[WSOL-FM|WSOL]] 101.5, [[WYNR]] 102.5, [[WQGA]] 103.3, [[WRJY]] 104.1, [[WXMK]] 105.9, and [[WHFX]] 107.7.<ref name="bwkradio" /> 96.3

[[WPXC-TV]], channel 21, an [[Ion Television|Ion]] affiliate, is the only [[terrestrial television|broadcast television]] station in Brunswick. The station became an [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] affiliate in 1996,<ref>{{cite news | first=Susanna | last=Barton | title=New ABC station won't reach all of Jacksonville | date=1996-08-23 | url =http://www.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/stories/1996/08/26/story4.html | work =Jacksonville Business Journal | access-date = 2008-09-23}}</ref> but in 2001, [[Allbritton Communications Company|Allbritton Communications]] sold the station and, therefore, the station lost its affiliation.<ref>{{cite news | title=WJXT may air newscasts on WBSG | date=2001-04-11 | url =http://jacksonville.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/stories/2001/04/09/daily10.html | work =Jacksonville Business Journal | access-date = 2008-09-23}}</ref> All major U.S. television networks are represented in Brunswick from [[Media in Jacksonville, Florida#Television|Jacksonville]] and [[Savannah, Georgia#Media|Savannah]]-based television stations.

== In popular culture ==
Brunswick has been featured in scenes from the films ''[[The View from Pompey's Head]]'' (1955),<ref name="bwkfilmloc">{{cite news | title=Brunswick, Georgia Movie Titles | url =https://www.imdb.com/List?endings=on&&locations=Brunswick,%20Georgia,%20USA&&heading=18;with+locations+including;Brunswick,%20Georgia,%20USA | work =The Internet Movie Database | access-date = 2008-09-23}}</ref> ''[[Conrack (1974 film)|Conrack]]'' (1974),<ref name="bwkfilmloc" /> ''[[The Longest Yard (1974 film)|The Longest Yard]]'' (1974),<ref name="bwkfilmloc" /><ref>{{cite news | title=The Longest Yard | url =https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071771/locations | work =The Internet Movie Database | access-date = 2008-09-23}}</ref> and the documentary ''Criminalizing Dissent'' (2006).<ref name="bwkfilmloc" />

The city is also the setting for the novel ''Ravens'' by author [[George Dawes Green]].

== Infrastructure ==

=== Transportation ===
[[File:Sidlan.PNG|thumb|[[Sidney Lanier Bridge]]]]
{{See also|Port of Brunswick}}
[[Brunswick Golden Isles Airport]] ('''BQK''', '''KBQK''') is served by [[Delta Air Lines]], with several daily round trips to the [[Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport]].<ref>{{cite news | title=Transportation | url =http://www.discoverourtown.com/GA/Brunswick/Transportation-119.html | work =DiscoverOurTown.com | access-date = 2008-09-22}}</ref> The city was formerly served by [[DayJet]], with service to cities in [[Alabama]], Florida, and Georgia; the company suspended its operations in September 2008.<ref>{{cite news| title=DayJet Discontinues Passenger Operations| url=http://dayjet.com/| work=[[DayJet]]| access-date=2008-09-22| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080920004758/http://www.dayjet.com/| archive-date=2008-09-20}}</ref>

Two railway lines run through the city: [[CSX]] and [[Norfolk Southern Railway|Norfolk Southern]].<ref name=CSX.com>{{cite web| url = https://www.csx.com/?fuseaction=general.csxo_map| title = CSX railway map| work = [[CSX]] | access-date = 2008-09-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title =Norfolk Southern railway map | url =http://www.nscorp.com/nscportal/nscorp/map.html | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20070517180026/http://www.nscorp.com/nscportal/nscorp/map.html | url-status =dead | archive-date =May 17, 2007 | work =[[Norfolk Southern Railway|Norfolk Southern]] | access-date =2008-09-22 }}</ref> The [[Golden Isles Terminal Railroad]] is a [[short line railroad|short line]] operating {{convert|12.6|mi|1}} of mainline trackage between Anguilla Junction and the Colonel's Island and Marine Port terminals of the [[Port of Brunswick]].<ref>{{cite news | title=Golden Isles Terminal Railroad | url =http://railga.com/goldisle.html | work =Georgia's Railroad History & Heritage | access-date = 2008-09-22}}</ref> This line connects with a line that originates in Old Town Brunswick at Anguilla Junction. Brunswick last had direct passenger service in 1966 or 1967 with the unnamed successor to the [[Southern Railway (U.S.)|Southern Railway]]'s ''[[Kansas City-Florida Special]].''<ref>Southern Railway timetable, April 26, 1964, Table 9 https://streamlinermemories.info/South/SRR64-4TT.pdf</ref><ref>{{cite journal |title=Southern Railway, Table 9 |journal=Official Guide of the Railways |publisher=National Railway Publication Company |volume=98 |issue=8 |date=January 1966}}</ref> [[Amtrak]] passenger service is available in [[Jesup, Georgia|Jesup]], {{convert|40|mi|0|abbr=on}} northwest of the city.<ref>{{cite news | title=Amtrak Jesup | url =http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=Amtrak/am2Station/Station_Page&code=JSP | work =[[Amtrak]] | access-date = 2008-09-22}}</ref>

The original [[Sidney Lanier Bridge]] was a [[vertical-lift bridge]] on [[U.S. Route 17|U.S. 17]] crossing the Brunswick River and was opened on June 22, 1956.<ref>{{cite news|title=Sidney Lanier Bridge |url=http://www.glynncounty.com/cgi-bin/oaktree.pl?ID=00000920 |work=GlynnCounty.com |access-date=2008-09-22 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110610202501/http://www.glynncounty.com/cgi-bin/oaktree.pl?id=00000920 |archive-date=2011-06-10 }}</ref> On November 7, 1972, the ship ''African Neptune'' struck the bridge, causing parts of the bridge to collapse, taking cars with it.<ref>{{cite news | title=Herald Banner | date=1972-11-12 | url =http://www.newspaperarchive.com/LandingPage.aspx?type=glpnews&search=sidney%20lanier%20bridge&img=\\na0041\6797315\50491967_clean.html | work =Newspaper Archive | access-date = 2008-09-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| title=Collision with Sidney Lanier Bridge| url=http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0781298| work=Defense Technical Information Center| access-date=2008-09-22| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110520115445/http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0781298| archive-date=2011-05-20| url-status=dead}}</ref> The accident resulted in ten deaths.<ref>{{cite news | title=Georgia Death Toll Now 10 in Ship-Bridge Accident | date=1972-11-12 | work=The New York Times | url =https://www.nytimes.com/1972/11/12/archives/georgia-death-toll-now-10-in-shipbridge-accident.html | access-date = 2008-09-22}}</ref> On May 3, 1987, the bridge was again struck by a ship, the [[Poland|Polish]] freighter ''Ziemia Bialostocka''.<ref>{{cite news | title=State Report: $1.4 million bid accepted to fix bridge hit by ship | date=1987-05-16 | url =http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=AT&p_theme=at&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB7C2B71C207A2D&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM | work =[[The Atlanta Journal-Constitution]] | access-date = 2008-09-22}}</ref> A new [[cable-stayed bridge]] with the same name opened in 2003 to allow larger ships to enter the port and to eliminate the need for the drawbridge on U.S. 17.<ref name=slbga>{{cite news | title=Sidney Lanier Cable-Stayed Bridge, Brunswick, GA, USA | url =http://www.roadtraffic-technology.com/projects/brunswick/ | work =roadtraffic-technology.com | access-date = 2008-09-23}}</ref> It is the longest-spanning bridge in Georgia.<ref name=slbga/> The elevation at the top of the support towers is {{convert|480|ft}}.<ref name=slbga/>

Three federal highways pass through Brunswick: [[U.S. Route 17 in Georgia|U.S. Route 17]], [[U.S. Route 341]], and [[U.S. Route 25 in Georgia|U.S. Route 25]]. U.S. 17 runs north to south through the eastern part of town and is a four-lane highway. U.S. 341 overlaps U.S. 25 for almost the entire route and originates in Brunswick off U.S. 17. [[Interstate 95 in Georgia|Interstate 95]] runs west and northwest of the city, and [[U.S. Route 82 in Georgia|U.S. Route 82]] originates at the junction of U.S. 17 and [[Georgia State Route 303|State Route 303]] just west of I-95.<ref name=mapquest>{{cite web |url=https://maps.google.com/maps?ll=31.158777,-81.489252&spn=0.1,0.1&q=31.158777,-81.489252 |title=Map of Brunswick, Georgia |access-date=2007-08-19 |work=Google Maps }}</ref>

In 2006, Glynn County applied for approximately $930,000 for first-year funding for a [[Public transport|transit]] service. The county and city match was for over $100,000 combined. The first-year project would fund the purchase of up to four buses, two vans, signage, equipment, and facility improvements. As of 2007 the first-year application was pending with the [[Georgia Department of Transportation|Georgia DOT]] and the [[Federal Transit Administration]].<ref name=Transit>{{cite web |url=http://www.glynncounty.org/documents/Board%20of%20Commissioners/Minutes/2007/051707/Transit%20Service%20Memo%205-9-07.htm |title=Glynn County Bus Transit Application |access-date=2007-08-19 |work=Glynn County |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927174620/http://www.glynncounty.org/documents/Board%20of%20Commissioners/Minutes/2007/051707/Transit%20Service%20Memo%205-9-07.htm |archive-date=2007-09-27 }}</ref>

=== Healthcare ===
[[File:SoutheastGeorgaHealthSystem.jpg|thumb|right|Southeast Georgia Health System's Brunswick campus]]
With over 1,321 employees and over 201 physicians,<ref name=sghs>{{cite news| title=Brunswick Campus| url=http://www.sghs.org/body.cfm?id=77| work=Southeast Georgia Health System| access-date=2008-09-23| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081220123952/http://www.sghs.org/body.cfm?id=77| archive-date=2008-12-20}}</ref> Southeast Georgia Health System is the main provider of health care in Brunswick and the surrounding area and is also the largest private employer in Brunswick.<ref name=sghs/> Southeast Georgia Health System's medical campus in the city offers a 316-bed full-service hospital.<ref name=sghs/> Southeast Georgia Health System Brunswick campus also has an alliance with the International Seafarer's Center that provides first-class medical attention to seamen who come into the Brunswick port; the medical needs of approximately 15,000 international merchant seafarers are met each year.<ref name=sghs/> Southeast Georgia Health System also operates a 180-bed skilled nursing facility in Brunswick, The Senior Care Center, which offers short-term rehabilitation services, as well as long-term care.

Southeast Georgia Health System recently opened the Outpatient Care Center on the Brunswick campus.<ref name=sghs/> This six-story, {{convert|195000|sqft|m2|adj=on}} building includes [[outpatient surgery]] and [[medical imaging|imaging services]], the Cancer Care Center, a retail area, the Dick Mitchell Health Information Center, as well as physician offices and suites.<ref name=sghs/>

In 2004, the Brunswick campus was named Best Large Hospital in the State of Georgia by the Georgia Alliance of Community Hospitals.<ref name=sghs/><ref>{{cite news | first=Chris | last=Brennaman | title=Hospital feeling 'large' | date=2004-10-24 | url=http://www.thebrunswicknews.com/front/281738539321404.php | work=[[The Brunswick News]] | access-date=2008-09-23 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060525182258/http://www.thebrunswicknews.com/front/281738539321404.php | archive-date=2006-05-25 }}</ref>

==Sister cities==
* {{Flagicon|PRC}} [[Ganzhou]], [[Jiangxi]], People's Republic of China
* {{Flagicon|ROC}} [[Yilan City|Ilan]], [[Yilan County, Taiwan|Yilan County]], [[Taiwan Province]], Republic of China

Brunswick has an active [[sister cities]] program designed to encourage cultural and economic exchanges.

==Notable people==
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* [[Anthony Alaimo]], [[United States federal judge]]
* [[Spencer Atkinson]], orthodontist
* [[Sam Bowen (baseball)|Sam Bowen]], baseball player
* [[Morgan Brian]], Women's World Cup soccer champion with Team USA 2016; plays professional soccer for Houston Dash
* [[Kwame Brown]], NBA player, top pick of [[2001 NBA draft]]
* [[Barret Browning]], baseball player
* [[Francis Buzzacott]], frontiersman and writer, buried at Palmetto Cemetery.
* [[Justin Coleman]], NFL cornerback for the [[Detroit Lions]]
* [[DeeJay Dallas]], NFL running back for the [[Arizona Cardinals]]
* [[Ed Dudley]], professional golfer, first club professional at [[Augusta National Golf Club|Augusta National]]
* Amos Easton, also known as [[Bumble Bee Slim]], musician
*[[Steven C. Frucci]], judge of the [[Court of Appeals of Virginia]]
*[[Freeman Hankins]], Pennsylvania State Representative from 1961 to 1968, Pennsylvania State Senator from 1967 to 1988 
* [[Mary Hood]], writer
* [[Anna Jay]], professional wrestler in [[AEW Dynamite|AEW]]
*[[Eleanor La Mance]], opera singer
* [[ReShard Lee]], football player
* [[Davis Love III]], professional golfer and Ryder Cup captain
* [[Jack McDevitt]], science-fiction writer, [[Nebula Award for Best Novel]] winner
* [[Kristen Morgin]], sculptor
* [[Jack Peerson]], baseball player
* [[Harry Pickens]], jazz pianist
* [[Tony Pierce (baseball)|Tony Pierce]], baseball player
* [[Murder of Antonio Santiago|Antonio Santiago]], one-year-old victim of a highly publicized murder
* [[Darius Slay]], NFL cornerback for the [[Philadelphia Eagles]]
* [[Doris Buchanan Smith]], author of ''[[A Taste of Blackberries]]''
* [[Raymond M. Lloyd]], Professional Wrestler of [[WCW]]
* [[Aaron Swinson]], [[Cincinnati Bearcats]] assistant coach (college basketball), and former player
* [[Albert Tresvant]], first African-American mayor of [[Opa-locka]], [[Florida]]<ref name=Daniel>{{Cite news|first=Trenton |last=Daniel |authorlink=   |title=First Black Mayor in Dade   |newspaper=[[The Miami Herald]]|date= July 27, 2004|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90032657/the-miami-herald/  |accessdate=}}</ref>
* [[Adam Wainwright]], baseball pitcher for [[St. Louis Cardinals]] (birthplace)
* [[Tracy Walker (American football)|Tracy Walker]], NFL safety for the [[Detroit Lions]]
* [[Ike Williams]], professional boxer, former lightweight champion
* [[Madaline A. Williams]], first [[African American]] woman elected to the [[New Jersey Legislature]]
* [[Marion Wilson (murderer)|Marion Wilson]], murderer
{{div col end}}

== See also ==
{{Portal|Georgia (U.S. state)}}
* [[1898 Georgia hurricane]]
* [[Clark Quarry]]
* [[History of Brunswick, Georgia]]
* [[Oglethorpe Hotel]]

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== Notes ==
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== References ==
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* ''Brunswick Georgia and the building of Liberty Ships'', brochure published by Brunswick and Golden Isles Convention and Visitors Center

==External links==
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{{EB1911 poster|Brunswick (Georgia)}}
{{Commons category|Brunswick, Georgia}}
* [http://www.brunswickga.org City of Brunswick official website]
* [http://www.glynncounty.com/brunswick/history.shtml History of Brunswick]

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