Fort McAllister Historic State Park explained

Fort McAllister State Park
Map:USA Georgia#USA
Coordinates:31.8911°N -81.1961°W
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Built:1861
Architect:Captain John McCrady
Refnum:70000197

Fort McAllister State Park is a Georgia state park located near Keller and Richmond Hill in south Bryan County, Georgia and on the south bank of the Ogeechee River (some parts of the park border the Atlantic Ocean). It is roughly ten miles south of Savannah. The park is home to Fort McAllister, the best-preserved earthwork fortification of the Confederacy. Though the earthworks were attacked unsuccessfully seven times by Union soldiers, it did not fall until it was taken by General Sherman in 1864 during his March to the Sea. The park, located on the coast, is nestled among giant live oaks and a large salt marsh. In addition, the park contains a museum specializing in Civil War artifacts. The fort was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.

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Sign at the entrance of the parkFile:Fort McAllister historical markers, Bryan County, GA, US.jpgHistorical markers a few miles awayFile:A Sherman Necktie, Ft. McAllister. GA. US.jpgA Sherman necktie, mutilated railroad trackFile:Munitions at Fort McAllister, GA, US.jpgSome munitions on display in the museumFile:Flag of Fort McAllister, GA, US.jpgCaptured Fort McAllister flagFile:Fort McAllister battle flag, GA, US.jpgFlag of the Emmett Rifles

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