Tybee Island in Chatham County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Fuel Storage Building 1890

Photographed by Craig Doda, November 12, 2022

1. Fuel Storage Building 1890 Marker

Inscription. The Fuel Storage Building was completed in 1890. It's red roof marked that there were flammable substances inside. This is where the keepers would have kept the fuel for the light. Note the metal roof, brick walls, and a brick floor, which was an attempt to make the building fireproof.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1890.

Location. 32° 1.339′ N, 80° 50.73′ W. Marker is on Tybee Island, Georgia, in Chatham County. It can be reached from Meddin Drive south of Taylor Street, on the right when traveling south. Located at the Tybee Island Light Station & Museum. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 30 Meddin Dr, 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: Tybee Front Range Light • Front Range Light (here, next to this marker); The 1st Tybee Island Day Mark • The 2nd Tybee Island Day Mark 1742-1768 (here, next to this marker); Savannah River Light (here, next to this marker); The 3rd Tybee Island Day Mark Lighthouse 1773-1861 • Damage to the 3rd Tybee Lighthouse 1861 (here, next to this marker); The 3rd Tybee Lighthouse Survives Destruction (a few steps from this marker);

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Journal of the Light-House Station (a few steps from this marker); Life at the Tybee Island Light Station (a few steps from this marker); The 4th Tybee Island Lighthouse 1867-Present (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tybee Island.

Also see . . . Tybee Island Light Station & Museum. (Submitted on November 19, 2022.)

Photographed by Craig Doda, November 12, 2022

2. Fuel Storage Building 1890 Marker

Photographed by Craig Doda, November 12, 2022

3. Fuel Storage Building 1890 Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 23, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 18, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 259 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 18, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.