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

Anchor

Photographed by Brandon D Cross

1. Anchor Marker

Inscription.
Anchor
circa 1849
Salvaged from the sunken
wreck of an old wooden sailing
ship discovered several miles off
the north shore of Tybee Island.

This anchor, ballast rock and
and some iron debris were all that
remained of the deteriorated vessel.

Recovered in 1989
by Captain Bill Walsh, Sr.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1989.

Location. 32° 0.745′ N, 80° 50.468′ W. Marker is on Tybee Island, Georgia, in Chatham County. It is on Butter Avenue (U.S. 80) 0.1 miles west of Lovell Avenue, on the right when traveling west. The marker is located at Kullman Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 102 Butter Avenue, 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,

specifically in the Deep South,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

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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: City Hall - 1940 (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Second Tybee Island Elementary School (approx. 0.3 miles away); Tybee Memorial Cemetery (approx. 0.3 miles away); Korean and Vietnam Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); World War II Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Tybee Island Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Dorothy and Grace Jackson, Lighthouse Keepers Daughters (approx. 0.4 miles away); Tybee Island Girl Scouts (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tybee Island.

Also see . . . Big Anchor - Tybee Landmark. Oceanfront Cottages Blog entry (Submitted on July 20, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)

Photographed by Brandon D Cross

2. Anchor Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 23, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 20, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 376 times since then and 47 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 20, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.