Tybee Island in Chatham County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Southwest Magazine
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 5, 2013
1. Southwest Magazine Marker
Used as a shell magazine during the Confederate occupation, the Federals saw fit to use it as “dark confinement” for Confederate Officers held prisoner during the Winter, 1864-65.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • War, US Civil.
Location. 32° 1.594′ N, 80° 53.44′ W. Marker is on Tybee Island, Georgia, in Chatham County. It can be reached from Fort Pulaski Road, on the right when traveling north. Marker is located inside Fort Pulaski. 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: Southwest Bastion (here, next to this marker); Parrott Rifle (a few steps from this marker); Store House (within shouting distance of this marker); Fort at Play (within shouting distance of this marker); Fort Pulaski Prison (within shouting distance of this marker); Through the Thick Brick Wall (within shouting distance of this marker); Engineering Dry Land (within shouting distance of this marker); Federal Siege Batteries (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tybee Island.
Another marker is no longer nearby. The Breached Wall (was within shouting
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Also see . . . Fort Pulaski National Monument. National Park Service website. (Submitted on August 17, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 5, 2013
2. Southwest Magazine Marker
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 5, 2013
3. Marker in Fort Pulaski
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 5, 2013
4. Inside the Magazine
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 5, 2013
5. Fort Pulaski National Monument
The marker is located at Fort Pulaski National Monument.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 17, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 565 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 17, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.
