- Collection:
- Georgia Historical Markers
- Title:
- Damage From Naval Bombardments historical marker
- Creator:
- Jackson, Edwin L.
- Date of Original:
- 1996/2014
- Subject:
- Historical markers--Georgia--Bryan County
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, Bryan County, 32.01322, -81.44247
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Location: Fort McAllister State Park
Text of marker: "DAMAGE FROM NAVAL BOMBARDMENTS. The largest naval guns used against land fortifications were fired on Fort McAllister in 1863 from monitor-type Union ironclads. 15 in. shells penetrated 17 feet of sand, digging craters 89 ft. in diameter and 7 ft. deep on exploding, but all damage could be repaired overnight. GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1964" - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_ghm_damage-from-naval-bombardments
- Digital Object URL:
- http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ghm_damage-from-naval-bombardments
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- Digital Library of Georgia
- Rights:
-
