Historical Marker

Fort Pulaski (1958)

Tybee Island · Chatham County · Erected 1958

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The Story

When Union rifled cannon on Tybee Island breached Pulaski's brick walls in barely a day in April 1862, the surrender shocked military engineers worldwide and proved masonry coastal forts had been rendered obsolete.

About this site

Fort Pulaski is a historical marker in Tybee Island, Chatham County, erected in 1958. 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 32.0188, -80.8998 near Tybee Island. The nearest cataloged historic site is Freedom Ahead! (historical marker), about 0.7 miles away. Others within a short drive include The Waving Girl, Cockspur Island Lighthouse, and History of Emancipation:.

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

Also at or near Tybee Island, Chatham County

“Fort Pulaski” names 2 distinct records in Chatham County. This page is the historical marker erected in 1958 in Tybee Island. The others:

Fort Pulaski — Battlefield

📍 32.0188, -80.8998 · Tybee Island, Chatham County

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