The March 14th Savannah, Ga., Morning News ran a great article on Fort McAllister which is becoming a much bigger tourist attraction thanks to the efforts of Park Manager Daniel Brown and his staff. They have won several Georgia awards for best programming and interpretive exhibits in 2007.
One program called "Bunk in a Bunker" enables young people to sleep out at the fort overnight to see what it was like to be a soldier.
They have also gotten living history re-enactments and are currently working on a CSS Nashville exhibit to show what a blockade-runner would carry in its runs, with cotton bales and cases of rifles. The Nashville/Rattlesnake was sunk off the fort in 1863. Divers have retrieved artifacts recently which will also be shown. Further excavation won't be attempted, however, because of cost.
The 1,725 acre site also now features 65 tent, trailer, and RV sites along with three cottages that can be rented.
Annual visitation has increased from 10,000 to 200,000.
My sister and her family live in Richmond Hill, Georgia, which is right by the fort.
My Hat's Off to Mr. Brown and His Staff for a Job Well Done. --The Old B-R'er
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