Jekyll Island

On the top half of the above picture, you have the online terrain generator for Sim City 4. A handy little tool for creating realistic terrains from actual places. You'll note, however, that there is a tiny island landform blacked out, meaning it is not available for use in the terrain generator. I came across it by accident and researched where it was located and what it was called. It turned out to be a tiny island just off the coast of Georgia, in the United States, called "Jekyll Island." The bottom portion of the image is a map from Google Earth showing the actual location of this same island.

 

After I had researched the area, it turned out to be a place called "Jekyll Island," and was mostly a place with a lot of resort hotels for the rich and golf courses. Now, why would the makers of Sim City 4 feel the need to black out this tiny little 4,400 acre land mass? Rather than tell you what I think the reason is, look up "Jekyll Island" for yourself and find out the answer. It might surprise you.

 

Just what is "The Creature From Jekyll Island?"

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