Tybee Island Lighthouse, Tybee Island, Georgia #7
by Dawna Moore Photography
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Tybee Island Lighthouse, Tybee Island, Georgia #7
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Dawna Moore Photography
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Photograph - Nature And Travel Photography
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In 1861 during the War Between the States, Confederate forces abandoned Tybee Island for the safer confines of Fort Pulaski on Cockspur Island, roughly two miles upriver. Before retreating, the troops removed the lens and set fire to the lighthouse, burning the wooden stairs and landings. Union soldiers occupied Tybee Island and bombarded Fort Pulaski with newly developed rifled Parrot guns, prompting the surrender of the fort in just thirty hours. (lighthousefriends.org)
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October 23rd, 2016
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