Fort Pulaski National Monument

Fort Pulaski National Monument

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Address: US Hwy 80 E
Savannah, GA 31410
Phone: 912-786-5787;
Fax: 912-786-6023;
Web: www.nps.gov/fopu/
Size: 5,623 acres.
Established: Proclaimed on October 15, 1924; transferred from War Department on August 10, 1933.
Location: 15 miles east of Savannah, Georgia. Follow US 80 east toward Tybee Island.
Facilities: Picnic area, rest rooms (é), visitor center (é), museum/exhibit, self-guided tour/trail. Entrance fee required.
Activities: Hiking, bicycling, boating, fishing, self-guided tours, interpretive programs.
Special Features: Bombardment of this early 19th-century fort by rifled cannon in April of 1862 first demonstrated the ineffectiveness of old-style masonry fortifications.

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