Located on Skidaway Road , on the Isle of Hope, this Georgia plantation was established in 1736 by Noble Jones, one of the 14 colonists who came to Georgia with General James E. Oglethorpe. Building a fort in coastal Georgia was not an easy task. While land-based forts of wood held up well, a fort near water would have to withstand adverse conditions as well as Spanish cannon, so once approval was received, Jones built Wormsloe out of tabby, a mixture of limestone, sand and water with shells thrown in for good measure. The driveway of the graceful plantation is flanked by live oaks, hundreds of years old, that form an inviting canopy over the road.