Tybee Island in Chatham County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Fort Screven Fire Station- 1911
Photographed by Brandon D Cross
1. Fort Screven Fire Station- 1911 Marker
Fort Screven - 1911
(located on the left)
The Fort Screwen Fire Station was built in 1911 for a sum on $2,860, which would amount to $84,000 in 2022. In 1912 the electric light system was installed for a sum of $63. Prior to electricity being added, it was lit using mineral oil.
After Fort Screven closed, the building continued to act as the city's fire station until daily operations were moved to the south end of the island. The addition on the rear of the building was added after 1937. It is unclear when the bell tower, seen in the image above was removed.
The building is still owned by the city and has been used as everything from a teen center to its current incarnation as an art center and black box theater.
Fort Screven Library and Bowling Alley - 1910
(located on the right)
The Fort Screen Library and Bowling Alley was built in 1910 for a sum of $6,343, which would amount to $186,000 in 2022. The library comprised two rooms in either side of the entry, and the bowling alley took up the back portion of the building.
In 1938, two additions were added to the bowling alley which included lavatories.
The building became a private residence after the deactivation of Fort Screven in 1945, and in 2022 it was restored to its former glory.
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Fort Screven Fire Station 1930s
Fort Screven Fire Station 1930s
1940 A.A. Darwin & L.C. Wyons Bowling
Fort Screven Library and Bowling Alley- 1935
Erected by The Tybee Island Historical Society and the City of Tybee Island.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1910.
Location. 32° 1.163′ N, 80° 50.7′ W. Marker is on Tybee Island, Georgia, in Chatham County. It can be reached from Cedarwood Avenue west of Palmwood Street, on the left when traveling
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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: Enlisted Mens Barracks- 1899-1910 (within shouting distance of this marker); Fort Screven Bakery (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Fort Screven Bakery - 1914 (about 500 feet away); Brigadier General James Screven (about 600 feet away); Fort Screven District
Photographed by Brandon D Cross
2. Fort Screven Fire Station- 1911 Marker
Also see . . . Fort Screven Fire House, 1910, Tybee Island. (Submitted on July 24, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
Photographed by Brandon D Cross
3. Tybee Arts Center
Fort Screven Fire House
Credits. This page was last revised on July 25, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 24, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 205 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 24, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
