Tybee Island in Chatham County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Fort Screven
1897 - 1945
Photographed by Mike Stroud, May 3, 2009
1. Fort Screven Marker
National Register of
Historic Places
By the United States
Department of the Interior
May 25, 1982
Erected 1982 by U.S. Department of the Interior. (Marker Number 82002393.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Military • Notable Buildings • Notable Places • War, Spanish-American. A significant historical month for this entry is May 1864.
Location. 32° 1.074′ N, 80° 50.805′ W. Marker is on Tybee Island, Georgia, in Chatham County. It is at the intersection of N. Campbell Ave. and Soloman Ave., on the left when traveling east on N. Campbell Ave.. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Tybee Island GA 31328, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Coastal Plain, on the Georgia Coast and the Golden Isles, in Greater Savannah, and on the Sea Islands. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Fort Screven District (within shouting distance of this marker); Original Gilyard Cottage Site (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Brutus/Sarah Young (about 700 feet away); Enlisted Mens Barracks- 1899-1910 (about 700 feet away); Fort Screven Fire Station- 1911 (about 800 feet away); Fort Screven Bakery - 1914 (about 800 feet away); Regular Army Values the Girl Scouts
this page online
Regarding Fort Screven. National Register of Historic Places:
Fort Screven Historic District *** (added 1982 - District - #82002393)
♦ Tilton, Butler, Van Horn, Railroad and Alger Aves., and Pulaski Rd., Tybee Island
♦ Historic Significance: Person, Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
♦ Architectural Style: No Style Listed
♦ Historic Person: Marshall,Gen. George C.
♦ Significant Year: 1906, 1946, 1896
♦ Area of Significance: Communications, Architecture, Engineering, Military, Transportation, Exploration/Settlement, Community Planning And Development, Landscape Architecture
♦ Period of Significance: 1875-1899, 1900-1924, 1925-1949
♦ Owner: Private , Local Gov't
♦ Historic Function: Defense, Transportation
♦ Historic Sub-function: Fortification, Military Facility, Water-Related
♦ Current Function: Domestic, Transportation
♦ Current Sub-function: Single Dwelling, Water-Related
Photographed by Mike Stroud, May 3, 2009
2. Fort Screven Marker
Photographed by Mike Stroud, May 3, 2009
3. Fort Screven Marker, looking northwest along Soloman Ave.
Photographed by Mike Stroud, April 27, 2008
4. Fort Screven Battery Garland as seen today
Photographed by Mike Stroud, April 27, 2008
5. Fort Screven Battery Brumby, as seen today
Credits. This page was last revised on January 10, 2021. It was originally submitted on May 11, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,930 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on May 11, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
