Cockspur Island
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Cockspur Island is a small tidal island in coastal Georgia, USA, best known as the site of Fort Pulaski and its role in Civil War history.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cockspur Island canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | tidal island ⓘ |
| accessedBy | U.S. Highway 80 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| accessedFrom | Tybee Road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| administeredBy | National Park Service ⓘ |
| category |
Coastal islands of the United States
ⓘ
Islands of Georgia (U.S. state) ⓘ Landforms of Chatham County, Georgia ⓘ |
| climate | humid subtropical climate ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| ecosystemType | coastal salt marsh ⓘ |
| governingBody |
National Park Service
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. National Park Service
|
| hasHeritageDesignation | part of a U.S. National Monument ⓘ |
| hasNearbyNavigationAid | Cockspur Island Lighthouse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSite |
Cockspur Island Lighthouse
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fort Pulaski NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
causeway and access road
ⓘ
earthen batteries (Civil War era) ⓘ |
| historicalEvent | Union bombardment of Fort Pulaski (April 1862) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
harbor defense for Savannah
ⓘ
strategic control of Savannah River approach ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Atlantic coastal plain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chatham County, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ southeastern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInBodyOfWater | Savannah River estuary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Savannah River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Savannah, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ South Channel of the Savannah River NERFINISHED ⓘ Tybee Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyProtectedArea | Savannah National Wildlife Refuge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
brick masonry fortifications
ⓘ
marshland ecosystems ⓘ role in American Civil War ⓘ siege and bombardment of Fort Pulaski in 1862 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Fort Pulaski National Monument
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Georgia Sea Islands region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| terrainFeature |
low-lying coastal plain
ⓘ
salt marshes ⓘ tidal creeks ⓘ |
| usedFor |
coastal defense
ⓘ
historical education ⓘ military fortifications ⓘ nature observation ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| wildlifeHabitatFor |
marine invertebrates
ⓘ
shorebirds ⓘ wading birds ⓘ |
| withinProtectedAreaSince | designation of Fort Pulaski National Monument in 1924 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.