Savannah / Tybee Island, Georgia > May 9_10, 2013

Downtown Savannah

 

Roof with a view

 

Some of the tallest buildings downtown were the churches

 

Talmadge Memorial Bridge – Built in 1990

 

 

 

 

 

Public Works

 

The Bird Girl

 

 

Supposedly, these nasty little creatures called chiggers live in the Spanish moss, they get into your skin and eat you from the inside out

 

 

Life finds a way

 

Sunset – Tybee Island

 

 

Rose-colored glasses

 

 

Reflections

 

 

Fort Pulaski – Built in 1829, it was named after a Polish soldier who fought under George Washington during the revolutionary war. During the civil war, the confederates used the fort as a garrison to protect the Port of Savannah from being taken by Union forces. In July of 1862, after only 30 hours of shelling, the Confederates surrendered the fort. This remained the only action the fort has ever seen in it’s 184 year history

 

At the ready

 

The flag only had 32 stars on it, representative of the 32 union states at the time the civil war ended

 

Moation

 

One of the coolest parts of the visit was the live musket demonstration

 

Remnants

 

 

Layering

 

The battery – where all the ammo was stored

 

Graffiti from the Union troops

 

At the ready

 

The first known picture of baseball being played in combat was taken in front of the far wall

 

 

Making due

 

Powderkegs

 

Brickiti – Written by 19 year old John Charters, a Union soldier stationed at the fort

 

 

The catacombs – notice the mortar was made from shells in the bay

 

 

 

Boogie Chillen

 

Mud critters

 

 

What would a trip to Tybee be without Bingo! at the Foreign Legion??

 

 

Through the trees