Fort Pulaski National Monument

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I spend November through mid-March at Fort Pulaski National Monument. I had not been informed that the visitor center was closed due to damage from a tornado the previous May so I didn’t know I would spend the entire winter outside in the cold with no heated place to warm up, no indoor plumbing and the portable toilets a quarter mile walk from the fort. Little things I would like to have known in the interview. And, of course, Savannah experienced the coldest winter they’ve had since the 1980’s. Oh joy. It was so incredibly windy all winter out on that point facing the full force of the Atlantic ocean. I hope those were the worst conditions I ever volunteer in.

Here are some pictures of things most visitors don’t get to see at the fort.

Painted by civil war soldiers
Painted by civil war soldiers
Cougar paw print in brick
Fingerprints probably made by a salve since Rose Red bricks were made in Maryland
Fingerprints probably made by a salve since Rose Red bricks were made in Maryland

The fort was beautiful in fog.

Casemates with fog rolling through
Fog hiding the sun and blanketing the palms
Fort and palms in fog
Foggy parade ground

Savannah and the fort actually shut down for two days during an ice storm. A little scary since a power outage from down power lines would have been potentially disastrous for me with temperatures in the low 20’s. But I was lucky and the power stayed on. I went for a walk after the ice and snow stopped.