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Fort Pulaski National Monument - Savannah, Georgia
February 28, 2011

Chain to pull up drawbridge over outer moat
[Rolled chain inside a brick housing. No handle on the wooden chain roll. Part of wooden drawbrige seen at bottom.]

Drawbridge over outer moat
[Inbound view of wooden drawbridge over an approximately 20 foot wide moat. Paved walkway on either side of moat. Fort is out of view in this image.]

View from atop the fort of drawbridge over outer moat
[Long water channel split in half with a wooden series of planks supported by two pillars in the water.]

View from atop the fort of drawbridge over inner moat
[Wooden drawbridge leading from between small hills to fort wall.]

Half of the fort's front door
[Wooden door curved at top to match the arched opening of the fort. Door has wooden x patter with openings. A small hinged door is built into the bottom half.]

Inbound view over the inner moat
[Stone framing around ramp leading up to fort doors. Edges of metal fencing hang from top of opening. Cannon on wheels faces you as you enter the fort.]

Arches supporting top of fort where some cannons rest
[A series of thick, brick arches as seen from the underside.]

View from top of fort
[Looking onto the fort grounds inside the fort while standing atop the fort wall. Tall flag pole stands above two large leafless tress inside the fort grounds. Several cannons on the grass.]

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Views along Cockspur Island trails at Fort Pulaski National Monument

Trunk of a palm tree
[Trunk consists of former

Close up of a palm trunk
[Approximately eight inch long pieces of former branches attached to the trunk with bunches of pine straw stuck at the v area with the main trunk.]

Crab I noticed when I saw the mud move.
[Mud covered crab still in the mud.]

Tree which must have lived through strong storm winds
[Palm tree with bottom half of trunk growing at a 30 degree angle to the ground. Rest of trunk runs upright.]

View of lighthouse from end of Cockspur Island lighthouse trail
[View of lighthouse on small island away from main island.]

Zoomed in all the way.
[Closeup of lighthouse.]

Birds taking flight.
[Lighthouse on left with marsh grass in foreground. Birds flying up and around the lighthouse.]

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