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Location DB > United States > Georgia > Savannah > Fort Pulaski
 Name
Fort Pulaski
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 Database Info
created by andrea on 7/28/2004 12:40 AM
last modified by Emperor Wang on 10/11/2022 2:04 PM
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 Overview
 Description
Fort Pulaski National Monument is located on Cockspur Island between Savannah and Tybee Island, Georgia. It preserves Fort Pulaski; during the American Civil War, the Union Army successfully tested rifled cannon in combat in 1862 there, the success of which rendered brick fortifications obsolete. The fort was also used as a prisoner-of-war camp.

The National Monument includes most of Cockspur Island (containing the fort) and all of the adjacent McQueens Island.
 Basic Information
Type: Fort
Status: Closed
Accessibility: Easy - Take the tour for most. Moderate - stealthy UE for the rest.
Recommendation: check it out if you're nearby
 Physical Information
Address
101 Fort Pulaski Rd
Savannah, Georgia
United States
Owner: National Park Serivce
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  •  Hazards
     Interesting Features
    - a moat full of 'gators and turtles and crazy jumping fish
    - some semi-underground tunnels and magazines
    - lots of big guns
    - pretty much anything for anyone who likes history
    - Wooden pilings were sunk up to 70 feet into the mud to support an estimated 25 million bricks.
    - 18 years of construction and nearly $1 million in construction costs.
    - Walls are 11 feet thick and were thought to be impenetrable except by only the largest land artillery.
     Security Measures
  • part-time guard
  • locked gates
  •  Historical Dates
    Built: 1829
    Closed: 0
     Required Equipment
     Recommended Equipment
    water, its hot in Georgia
     History
    After the War of 1812, US President James Madison ordered a new system of coastal fortifications to protect the United States from a foreign invasion.

    1829 - Construction of a fort to protect the port of Savannah began under the direction of Major General Babcock and later Second Lieutenant Robert E. Lee, a recent graduate of West Point.

    1833 - The facility was named Fort Pulaski in honor of Casimir Pulaski, a Polish soldier and military commander who fought during the American Revolution under the command of George Washington.

    1847 - The fort is completed, though it was under the control of only two caretakers until 1860, when South Carolina seceded from the United States and set in motion the Civil War.

    1861 - Tybee Island was thought to be too isolated and unprepared for conflict and so was abandoned by Confederate forces. This allowed Union troops to gain a foothold across the Savannah River from Fort Pulaski. Union forces, under Quincy A. Gillmore, began constructing batteries along the beaches of Tybee Island.

    1862 - Union forces asked for the surrender of the Fort to prevent needless loss of life. Colonel Charles H. Olmstead, commander of the Confederate garrison, rejected the offer.

    1869-72 - The demilune to the rear of the Fort was covered with powder magazines, and the few gun positions that were left were enlarged for heavier guns.

    1900 - The fort begins to fall into disrepair.

    1924 - The War Department finally declared Fort Pulaski a National Monument on October 15, by presidential proclamation of Calvin Coolidge.

    1933 - The monument was transferred from the War Department to the National Park Service on August 10, 1933. Repairs were then started, and members of the Civilian Conservation Corps arrived on Cockspur Island and began rehabilitation of the fort.

    1966 - Listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

    1980's - The fort opens to the public.

    2009 - Fort Pulaski was used in the filming of Robert Redford's movie The Conspirator, based on the conspiracy involving the assassination of US President Abraham Lincoln.

    2012 - It was used once again in filming the action comedy horror B-movie Abraham Lincoln vs. Zombies for the shooting of scenes in which Lincoln confronts zombies who had overrun a Confederate stronghold.
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     Future Plans
    This will remain a historic landmark till the land it sits on crashes into the sea....
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    Mark n Andrea's day trip
    Wed, Jul 28th, 2004
    posted by Mark
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    Axle's Family Vacation
    Tue, Feb 7th, 2006
    posted by Axle
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    Wed, Jul 28th, 2004
    posted by Mark
     Web Links
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     Validation
    This location's validation is current. It was last validated by Emperor Wang on 10/11/2022 2:04 PM.

     Latest Changes
  • on Oct 11 22 at 14:04, Emperor Wang validated this location
  • on Oct 11 22 at 14:04, Emperor Wang changed the following: Notes for Mods, Interesting Features, Description
  • on Oct 11 22 at 12:51, fr00tCake changed the following: Street Address, History, Accessibility, Interesting Features, Description
  • on Apr 13 15 at 0:40, Mike Dijital validated this location
  • on Apr 12 15 at 8:41, Mark changed the following: Latitude, Longitude, Co-ordinate Accuracy
  • on Jul 23 08 at 7:09, Steed validated this location
  • on Feb 7 06 at 1:10, Axle updated gallery picture fp-07.jpg
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  • on Feb 7 06 at 1:09, Axle deleted picture 158004 from gallery Axle's Family Vacation
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