Fort Screven

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Fort Screven is a historic coastal artillery fortification on Tybee Island, Georgia, that played a key role in the defense of the southeastern United States from the late 19th through mid-20th centuries.

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Fort Screven canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Army fort ⓘ
coastal artillery fortification ⓘ
historic site ⓘ
builtDuring Endicott Period ⓘ
category Coastal fortifications of the United States ⓘ
Forts in Georgia ⓘ
Military installations closed in the 20th century ⓘ
constructionBegan 1897 ⓘ
controlledBy United States Army ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
currentUse historic attraction ⓘ
residential area ⓘ
tourist destination ⓘ
defendedCity Savannah, Georgia ⓘ
linked to: Savannah
defendedRegion southeastern United States coast ⓘ
era Endicott coastal defense system ⓘ
function protection of Savannah harbor ⓘ
garrison United States Army Coast Artillery Corps ⓘ
hasMilitaryBranch coast artillery ⓘ
hasPart Tybee Post Theater ⓘ
barracks ⓘ
concrete gun batteries ⓘ
magazines ⓘ
observation posts ⓘ
officers quarters ⓘ
parade ground ⓘ
hasView Atlantic coastline ⓘ
heritageDesignation historic district component ⓘ
locatedIn Chatham County, Georgia ⓘ
Georgia ⓘ
Tybee Island, Georgia ⓘ
linked to: Tybee Island

United States ⓘ
locatedOn Tybee Island beachfront ⓘ
namedAfter James Screven ⓘ
near Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
Savannah River entrance ⓘ
operationalPeriodEnd mid-20th century ⓘ
operationalPeriodStart late 19th century ⓘ
partOf Harbor Defenses of Savannah ⓘ
status decommissioned military fort ⓘ
usedFor artillery training ⓘ
coastal defense ⓘ
harbor defense ⓘ
military training ⓘ
usedInConflict Spanish–American War ⓘ
World War I ⓘ
World War II ⓘ

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Tybee Island, Georgia → hasLandmark → Fort Screven ⓘ
Tybee Island → hasFeature → Fort Screven ⓘ