Fort McAllister (Richmond Hill, Georgia)?

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Fort McAllister in Richmond Hill, Georgia, is a well-preserved Confederate earthwork fortification on the Ogeechee River, noted for its role in the Civil War and as the endpoint of General William T. Sherman’s March to the Sea.

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Fort McAllister (Richmond Hill, Georgia)? canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American Civil War site ⓘ
Confederate fortification ⓘ
earthwork fort ⓘ
historic fort ⓘ
builtBy Confederate States of America ⓘ
capturedBy Union forces under General William T. Sherman ⓘ
capturedDuring Sherman’s March to the Sea ⓘ
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
controlledBy Confederate States Army ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
currentUse historic site ⓘ
state park attraction ⓘ
dateOfCapture December 13, 1864 ⓘ
era 19th century ⓘ
hasActivity Civil War reenactments ⓘ
heritage tourism ⓘ
historical interpretation programs ⓘ
hasConstructionType earthen fortifications ⓘ
earthwork batteries ⓘ
hasDesignation site on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ
hasFeature Civil War-era cannon replicas ⓘ
artillery emplacements ⓘ
bombproof shelters ⓘ
interpretive trails ⓘ
moat and defensive ditches ⓘ
museum exhibits ⓘ
palmetto log reinforcements ⓘ
remains of powder magazines ⓘ
rifle pits ⓘ
river-facing gun positions ⓘ
locatedIn Bryan County, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Georgia ⓘ
Richmond Hill, Georgia ⓘ
United States ⓘ
locatedOn Ogeechee River ⓘ
notedFor endpoint of General William T. Sherman’s March to the Sea ⓘ
role in defending Savannah via the Ogeechee River ⓘ
well-preserved Confederate earthwork fortifications ⓘ
NRHPListingCountry United States ⓘ
NRHPType historic district ⓘ
openToPublic yes ⓘ
operator Georgia Department of Natural Resources ⓘ
partOf Confederate coastal defenses of Georgia ⓘ
Fort McAllister State Park ⓘ
significance example of effective earthen fort design against naval bombardment ⓘ
key to Union capture of Savannah in 1864 ⓘ
usedDuring American Civil War ⓘ

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National Historic Landmarks in Georgia (U.S. state) → hasPart → Fort McAllister (Richmond Hill, Georgia)? ⓘ