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Fort Pulaski National MonumentFort Pulaski on Cockspur Island
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Fort Pulaski National Monument
Self Guided

You have several options if conducting a self-guided field trip to Fort Pulaski. These options include:

  • a traditional self-guided tour of the fort using the park brochure and signage posted around the fort. Allow 45 minutes.
  • a 17-minute video shown every half-hour at the visitor center.
  • A self-guided scavenger hunt of the fort, with directions. Allow 40 minutes.
  • A musket-firing demonstration--at 12:00 noon only. Allow 25 minutes.

If you are planning a self-guided field trip, please remember to send a completed fee waiver request to the park. You will receive a written confirmation (by email or fax) for your fee waiver. Please bring this confirmation with you on your field trip and present it at the park entrance booth.

For further information on planning your visit, please contact Park Ranger Mike Weinstein at (912) 786-5787.

 
Savannah Gray bricks  

Did You Know?
An estimated 25 million bricks were used to construct Fort Pulaski. Many of the bricks, known as Savannah Gray, were handmade at the Hermitage Plantation on the Savannah River. Other bricks arrived from Virginia and Maryland. Fort Pulaski National Monument, Georgia

Last Updated: February 29, 2008 at 15:20 EST