The May 18 WTOC TV in Savannah had a segment on the oldest brick fortification in Georgia turning 200. It served the confederacy and later the Union forces during the Civil War.
The Coastal Heritage Society has been operating the fort since 1975.
Wikipedia said that it was originally called Fort James Jackson and was built 1808-1812. During the Civil War, it was shelled by escaped slave Robert Smalls. It was listed on the National register of Historic Places Feb. 18, 1970.
It has also been known as Fort Oglethorpe and now is called Old Fort Jackson.
During the Revolutionary War, an earthen battery occupied the site a few miles below Savannah. By 1812, it was essentially a brick battery with the rear finished later. It was abandoned in 1905.
And You Thought All Savannah Had was Fort Pulaski and Fort McAllister. --Old B-Runner
The Battle of Fort Fisher, N.C.
