Fort Pulaski and the story the little lighthouse has to tell

Hi! This is me, the little white & black lighthouse, My name is Cockspur Island Lighthouse.I sit between Tybee Island and Fort Pulaski. I was built before the civil war to keep mighty ships from runnin' aground, but boy ya never seen the likes of it when that war started! The Union started shootin' at Fort Pulaski, it was a Confederate fort, and them cannonballs went whizzin' past my light, now mind you, I CAN NOT duck, so I stood tall and straight as one o' them soldiers and just watched the whole thing! Lucky for me they had to shoot REAL HIGH. Here are some pictures of that fort, but these were taken after the Union battered the fort somethin' awful, so hang on, here we go! By the way, I'm still here, but not much use in my old age, plum irritates me!!

This is a picture under the fort, you could move around, and there are holes for the cannons to shoot out of , most of the space was taken up with cannon balls and powder. This is the parade grounds, it was a huge fort. I couldn't see in, but knew it was busy, had to be with all those shots whizzin' by me!

Here are the holes I spoke of for the cannons, you could swing 'em around, they were on slider things to get the best shot, but the Confederates didn't get very good shots and the Union did. Hardly any shots actually reached Tybee Island.

The Union leader figured out that the Confederates would have to have their powder up front in order to shoot the cannons, so he aimed for that area, and it worked, I'll show ya! Can you believe <<

This Hot shot furnace was how they heated up the cannon balls to shoot ships that got past my light. It would start them on fire, and back then they were made of wood, so whoosh!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ya know? Kinda fun to watch!

The parrott rifle is what did them in, and let me tell you, I look at the Whole river, and that Tybee Island is a loong ways away, so that had to be some gun!

This is how the Union fixed up the fort after they captured it. Under these mounds is where they kept the powder now, dry and not easy to blow up! Smart them Yanks were!

Here is this cute little feller checkin' out one of the many cannons at the Fort.

Felt like medieval days, had a mote and everthang! Turtles, but no Alligators, Phooey! I guess there use ta be, them critters go whar ever they want, they even swim around me!

They left these cannon balls in the wall to remind folks of the victory I guess, I was just glad they was in there and not in my mid~section, yessir!

More pictures of part of the wall, pretty awesome to see, not fun to be in the way when it is going on tho, it was brutal!

Aren't these youngsters cute, they loved the Fort, but had no idea of what it really stood for!

There he is, that would be Thomas the turtle, he comes to visit me a lot, but just had to get in the mote to show off and get his picture took, the big goof!Well, that's enough from me, if ya get this way come on over and take a look at me, Ah'll probably still be here! Ba,Bye!

Hey folks, I just had to throw this in, I LOVED this name, among others, what can I say? I'm a Yankee!!!!!!!

These are some of the antiques found at the museum at the Fort. I thought this was especially pretty.

We used inkwells in school for a while, but not quite like this, it was amazing!












Here we are in Collerton, Georgia. Found this fountain snuggled in a little spot downtown. Really pretty, a tribute to our service men, and they deserve it and more!

This is the Collerton County Courthouse, built in 1822, really a pretty building. Took this for all my fans at the Baker County Court house, every one is different, but most are really amazing!

Well folks, until next time keep smiling, and put your best foot where it should be! Love, Prayers and Hugs to ya'll, Arlette & Bill too, and the Sassy