Name: Ranger Talk at Fort Pulaski
Location: National Park Event Location

Why is there a fort on Cockspur Island? Who built it? How did they build it? What happened at this fort during the American Civil War?
Join a National Park Service ranger or volunteer for a ranger talk inside Fort Pulaski to learn answers to questions like these! Ranger talk programs last for approximately 30 minutes and cover a range of information about Fort Pulaski's history, as well as information about the natural and cultural heritage of Cockspur Island.

A uniformed park ranger gives a Fort Talk at Fort Pulaski National Monument.

Ranger Talk at Fort Pulaski

The red masonry walls of Fort Pulaski still show battle damage over 150 years later.

The Battered Walls of Fort Pulaski

The brick of the fort glow in the late afternoon light. The arches inside the fort reveal a cannon i

The Casemates of a Fort

The white masonry Cockspur Island lighthouse sits in the Savannah River.

The Cockspur Island Lighthouse

A great blue heron stands watch on top of the fort's brick walls.

The Sentinel

Two women dressed in mid nineteenth century civilian attire watch through looking glasses

The Ladies of a Fort

The night sky is illuminated as a cannon fires at Fort Pulaski

Ranger Talk at Fort Pulaski

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