Luxury lodging on Amelia Island
Vibrant crewel pattern of gold, touches of green, peach and burgundy adorn an Italian walnut and bronze queen size bed. Two beautiful Italian style chairs with original crewel work create a sitting area by the window. The large private bath has a separate shower and a whirlpool tub. This first floor room is handicap accessible and also features a rear porch with bistro table and chair by a bubbling fountain which covers the original cistern for the home.
Fall Tariff: $195 weekday $220 weekend (Oct. thru Jan. )
Spring Tariff: $205 weekday $230 Weekend (Feb. thru May)
Summer Tariff: $185 weekday $205 weekend (June thru Sept)
Midweek rates valid Sunday thru Thursday
Senator David Yulee, the architect of Florida's statehood, supported her withdrawal from the Union. The flag of the Confederacy would fly over Fort Clinch. Legend has it that the Amelia Island Williams House was visited by Confederate President Jefferson Davis. He assigned General Robert E. Lee the task of examining coastal defenses south of the Carolinas, but after visiting the Island he recognized Fernandina's vulnerability. Soon word of a Union Flotilla of twenty-eight gunboats reached Fernandina. On March 3, 1862 residents of Amelia along with her troops marched off the island. Without even a fight Union soldiers again raised the American Flag at Fort Clinch. The Hearthstone Williams House was used as their headquarters and as an infirmary for injured troops.
