Fort Pulaski National Monument

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Fort Pulaski National Monument is a well-preserved 19th-century coastal fortification in Georgia known for its Civil War history and pioneering use of rifled artillery in siege warfare.

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Fort Pulaski National Monument canonical 7
Fort Pulaski 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States National Park Service unit
historic fort
national monument
addedTo National Register of Historic Places
architecturalStyle Third System coastal fortification
battleDate April 10–11, 1862
besiegedBy Union forces
builtFor coastal defense
category Protected areas established in 1924
constructionEndDate 1847
constructionStartDate 1829
country United States of America
surface form: United States
defendedBy Confederate forces
designatedBy Calvin Coolidge
surface form: President Calvin Coolidge
designation U.S. National Monument
surface form: United States National Monument
designationDate October 15, 1924
ecosystem coastal barrier island
salt marsh
garrisonedBy Confederate States Army
United States Army
governingBody United States Department of the Interior
surface form: U.S. Department of the Interior
hasFeature casemates
demilune
drawbridge
earthen batteries
moat
hasPart Fort Pulaski National Monument self-linksurface differs
surface form: Fort Pulaski
hasViewOf Tybee Island, Georgia
surface form: Tybee Island
hasVisitorCenter true
locatedIn Chatham County, Georgia
Georgia
locatedOn Cockspur Island
locatedOnWaterBody Savannah River
managedBy National Park Service
materialUsed brick
namedAfter Casimir Pulaski
nearestCity Savannah
surface form: Savannah, Georgia
notableFor demonstrating obsolescence of traditional masonry forts
pioneering use of rifled artillery in siege warfare
NRHPListingDate October 15, 1966
offersActivity birdwatching
guided tours
hiking
historic interpretation
living history demonstrations
openToPublic true
partOf U.S. Civil War coastal defenses
significantEvent American Civil War
Siege of Fort Pulaski

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Savannah hasLandmark Fort Pulaski National Monument
Chatham County, Georgia contains Fort Pulaski National Monument
Third System of US seacoast defense hasPart Fort Pulaski National Monument
this entity surface form: Fort Pulaski
Coastal Empire region of Georgia tourismAttraction Fort Pulaski National Monument
Tybee Island, Georgia hasNearbyProtectedArea Fort Pulaski National Monument
Old Fort Jackson near Fort Pulaski National Monument
Fort Pulaski National Monument hasPart Fort Pulaski National Monument self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Fort Pulaski
National Historic Landmarks in Georgia (U.S. state) hasPart Fort Pulaski National Monument
Coastal Empire region hasProtectedArea Fort Pulaski National Monument