Historical Marker

Freedom Ahead!

Tybee Island · Chatham County

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The Story

After Union forces took Fort Pulaski, General David Hunter's 1862 order freed enslaved people on Cockspur Island months before the Emancipation Proclamation, and the area became a refuge and recruiting ground for Black Union soldiers.

About this site

Freedom Ahead! 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 32.0271, -80.8925 near Tybee Island. The nearest cataloged historic site is The Waving Girl (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include History of Emancipation:, Cockspur Island Lighthouse, and John Wesley.

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

📍 32.0271, -80.8925 · Tybee Island, Chatham County

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