Brutus/Sarah Young

This marker honors two Tybee figures of the 1860s: Brutus, an enslaved waterman whose knowledge of the creeks aided Union forces after he escaped, and Sarah Young, a free woman of color recorded living at the lighthouse.

Brutus/Sarah Young is a historical marker in Tybee Island, Chatham County. It is one of 339 historical markers documented in Chatham County, among 480 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 32.0172, -80.8448 near Tybee Island. The nearest cataloged historic site is Fort Screven Bakery (historical marker), about 0.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Brigadier General James Screven, Fort Screven, and H.M.S. Otranto and Fort Screven.

This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.