Tybee Island in Chatham County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Powder Magazine
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 5, 2013
1. Powder Magazine Marker
By noon, April 11, 1862, shells breached the opposite side of the fort and struck this wall. Inside sat great stores of gunpowder. The fort surrendered two hours later.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • War, US Civil. A significant historical month for this entry is April 1935.
Location. 32° 1.657′ 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Changing Landscape (a few steps from this marker); Key to the South (within shouting distance of this marker); Model 1859 Seacoast Carriage (within shouting distance of this marker); This Memorial Commemorates The Act Of... (within shouting distance of this marker); Hot Shot Furnace (within shouting distance of this marker); Red-hot Shot (within shouting distance of this marker); German Volunteers (within shouting distance of this marker); The Demilune (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tybee Island.
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. Powder Magazine Marker
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 5, 2013
3. Powder Magazine Marker
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 5, 2013
4. Marker in Fort Pulaski
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 5, 2013
5. Inside the Powder Magazine at Fort Pulaski
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 5, 2013
6. Powder Magazine and Marker
The marker can be seen here at the angle of the fort's walls, to the left of the stairway.
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 644 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on August 17, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.
