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Fort Pulaski

North Exterior Elevation of Fort Pulaski, Cockspur Island, Savannah, Georgia

Cockspur Island, Savannah, Georgia · Built 1829–1847

Fort Pulaski was built in the second quarter of the nineteenth century by U.S. military engineers who hoped to guard against unwanted river approaches to the nearby port city of Savannah. When it was completed (1847), Fort Pulaski was considered invincible.

  • Cost $1,000,000 (1847 dollars), per HABS data pages
  • Time to build: eighteen years of labor, completed in 1847, per HABS data pages
  • Materials: 25 million bricks, per HABS data pages

Historic American Buildings Survey, Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division. Library of Congress item. Full drawing: North Exterior Elevation at loc.gov. No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted.