The story
Built to defend Savannah after the Spanish-American War, this Tybee Island fort served through two world wars before becoming one of the most unusual residential conversions in America.
Everything that was here
- 1875–1945
Fort Screvenfort
Built to defend Savannah after the Spanish-American War, this Tybee Island fort served through two world wars before becoming one of the most unusual residential conversions in America.
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Nearby history
Cockspur Island Light
Cockspur Island (Fort Pulaski NM) · 3.8 km away
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Bonaventure Cemetery
330 Bonaventure Road · 19.9 km away
Fort Jackson (Old Fort Jackson)
1 Fort Jackson Rd · 19.9 km away
Wormsloe State Historic Site
7601 Skidaway Rd · 21.3 km away
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1651 E Victory Dr · 22.0 km away
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