Photo: Jud McCranie, en:user:Bubba73 · CC BY 3.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
Fort Pulaski National Monument
A massive brick fort finished in 1847 on Cockspur Island. Union rifled cannon breached its walls in 1862, a turning point in military history. It's now a national monument on the way to Tybee.
- Address
- 101 Fort Pulaski Rd, Savannah, GA 31410
- Hours
- Daily 9am–5pm; fort & entrance station close 4:30pm (per official site; may change)
- Admission
- $10 per person 16+, free 15 and under (valid 7 days)
- Website
- nps.gov
- Phone
- +1-912-786-5787
About
Fort Pulaski National Monument is located on Cockspur Island between Savannah and Tybee Island, Georgia. It preserves Fort Pulaski, the place where the Union Army successfully tested rifled cannons in 1862, 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.
Text from Wikipedia, Fort Pulaski National Monument, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
History highlights
- Dates to 1829
- Listed on the National Register of Historic Places
Tips
- About 12 miles from downtown Savannah in a straight line, so plan it as a drive.
