Fort Pulaski

American  

noun

1. a fort in E Georgia, at the mouth of the Savannah River: captured by Union forces in 1862; now a national monument.

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Example Sentences

Fort Pulaski: Why do we have an entire fort named for the second-best doctor on “Star Trek: The Next Generation”?

From Washington Post • Jul. 24, 2018

The 18-mile stretch from the Savannah River’s mouth at Fort Pulaski National Monument out into the Atlantic Ocean is now 49-feet deep and more than 500-feet wide.

From Washington Times • Jun. 13, 2018

A tide of more than 11 feet at Fort Pulaski near Savannah was the second-highest on record.

From Washington Times • Oct. 8, 2016

One of them, under the direction of General Quincy A. Gillmore, carried on a remarkable siege operation against Fort Pulaski, standing on an isolated sea marsh at the mouth of the Savannah River.

From A Short Life of Abraham Lincoln Condensed from Nicolay & Hay's Abraham Lincoln: A History by Nicolay, John George

Fort Pulaski National Monument, near Savannah, Ga., has a fine example of a 24-pounder Blakely used by the Confederates in the 1862 defense of the fort.

From Artillery Through the Ages A Short Illustrated History of Cannon, Emphasizing Types Used in America by Manucy, Albert