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Fort Pulaski National Monument

🇺🇸 United States · 19th century

Fort Pulaski National Monument in the United States
Photo: Edibobb · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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.

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

Text adapted from “Fort Pulaski National Monument” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Fort Pulaski National Monument ranks #1,398 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #27 of the 105 mapped in United States. Founded 1829, it is older than 11% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 562 atlas entries founded in the 19th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 6,153 times in the last 60 days, more than 87% of the atlas. Wikidata records about 360,000 visitors in 2020. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how United States compares in the castle statistics.

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Fort Pulaski National Monument?

Fort Pulaski National Monument stands in the United States, at 32.02708°, -80.89049°.

When was Fort Pulaski National Monument built?

The atlas dates its founding to 1829. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.

How famous is Fort Pulaski National Monument?

In this atlas's fame ranking: #1,398 of 7,738 worldwide, and #27 in the United States. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.

What is the nearest castle to Fort Pulaski National Monument?

Fort James Jackson, about 15 km away.

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