The Tybee Island Museum occupies Battery Garland, an 1898 coastal artillery battery at Fort Screven, with historical exhibits showing island life from colonial days through World War II. |
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 Exhibits - Located in Fort Screven, these original battery rooms once housed gunpowder and projectiles for the coastal defense guns that protected the entrance to the Savannah River.Exhibits cover the island's Native American, colonial, Civil War and military history, along with Tybee's development as a beach resort. From the observation deck atop the battery, visitors can view the old gun platform and the adjacent Tybee Island Light Station. Admission includes access to the historic lighthouse and grounds. |
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| Fort Screven itself was ordered built as the Spanish-American War approached in 1898, part of a wave of accelerated coastal defense construction guarding the entrances to Savannah, Darien, Brunswick and St. Marys; Fort Screven was the only one of these fortifications to become a permanent installation. Initially called Fort Tybee, then Camp Graham, it was renamed Fort Screven on April 27, 1899, honoring Revolutionary War hero General Joseph Screven. The fort remained an active military post through the Spanish-American War, World War I and World War II, until it closed and was sold to the town of Tybee in 1947. Battery Garland, the fort's former gun battery and magazine, became the Tybee Museum in 1961. | ||
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| Open Hours: 9am-4:30pm, Monday and Wednesday through Sunday. Closed Tuesdays. - Note: The last tickets for tours are sold at 4:30 pm - Visit Time: 30min to 1 1/2 hours - Cost: $14 adults, $12 seniors/children 6-17/military, free ages 5 and under (includes lighthouse admission) - Payment Types: VISA, MC - Phone: 912-786-5801 - Address: 30 Meddin Dr., Tybee Island Georgia 31328 - Located off U.S. Highway 80 | ||
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