Fort Pulaski National Monument

Fort Pulaski National Monument
Map showing the location of Fort Pulaski National Monument
Map showing the location of Fort Pulaski National Monument
Map showing the location of Fort Pulaski National Monument
Map showing the location of Fort Pulaski National Monument
LocationChatham County, Georgia, USA
Nearest citySavannah, Georgia
Coordinates32°1′38″N 80°53′25″W / 32.02722°N 80.89028°W / 32.02722; -80.89028
Area5,623 acres (22.76 km2)[1]
CreatedOctober 15, 1924 (1924-October-15)
Visitors408,104 (in 2011)[2]
Governing bodyNational Park Service
WebsiteFort Pulaski National Monument
Area260 acres (105.2 ha)
Built1861
ArchitectBernard, Simon
NRHP reference No.66000064[3]
Added to NRHPOctober 15, 1966

Fort Pulaski National Monument is located on Cockspur Island between Savannah and Tybee Island, Georgia. It preserves Fort Pulaski, the place where the Union Army successfully tested rifled cannons in 1862, the success of which rendered brick fortifications obsolete. The fort was also used as a prisoner-of-war camp.[4]

The National Monument includes most of Cockspur Island (containing the fort) and all of the adjacent McQueens Island.

  1. ^ "Listing of acreage – December 31, 2011" (XLSX). Land Resource Division, National Park Service. Retrieved 2012-05-14. (National Park Service Acreage Reports)
  2. ^ "NPS Annual Recreation Visits Report". National Park Service. Retrieved 2012-05-14.
  3. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  4. ^ "Prisoner of War Experience (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov. Retrieved 2023-04-27.