17 mi. W of Savannah, Cockspur Island, Savannah, Georgia. County/parish: Chatham.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places October 15, 1966. NRIS 66000064.
3 contributing buildings. 2 contributing sites. 2 contributing structures. 1 contributing object.
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.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93207304