Kaboom - Cockspur Island, Savannah, Georgia is a photograph by Ben Prepelka which was uploaded on November 9th, 2019.
Kaboom - Cockspur Island, Savannah, Georgia
Fort Pulaski, today a national monument located on Cockspur Island, was built in 1847 to protect the important shipping port at Savannah, Georgia. As... more
by Ben Prepelka
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Kaboom - Cockspur Island, Savannah, Georgia
Artist
Ben Prepelka
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Photograph
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Fort Pulaski, today a national monument located on Cockspur Island, was built in 1847 to protect the important shipping port at Savannah, Georgia. As you would guess, the fort was located in a key position during the Civil War, and the battle there was noted as a turning point in modern day warfare. The fort, named for the American Revolutionary War's Soldier of Liberty Casimir Pulaski, met its match with a line of advanced rifled Parrott cannons. These extremely accurate long range weapons tore through the eight foot thick fort walls, signaling the end of masonry fortifications.
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November 9th, 2019
Comments (17)
Don Columbus
Congratulations Ben, your work is Featured in "Photographic Camera Art" I invite you to place it in the group's "2019 Featured Image Archive" Discussion!! L/Tweet!
Morris Finkelstein
Fabulous photograph of a dramatic event, Ben! It must have been a blast to witness! F/L
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