Old Fort Jackson
Fort James Jackson is a restored nineteenth-century fort located one mile east of Savannah, Georgia, on the Savannah River. It is currently operated by the Coastal Heritage Society as Old Fort Jackson, a National Historic Landmark.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Fort
- Description: historic fort
- Also known as: “Fort Jackson”, “Fort James Jackson”, and “Fort Oglethorpe”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Elba Island and Savannah High School.
Elba Island
Island
Elba Island is an island in the Savannah River, near the US port city of Savannah, Georgia, on the Atlantic Ocean. It functions as an import and export facility for liquefied natural gas. Elba Island is situated 2 miles east of Old Fort Jackson.
Savannah High School
School
Savannah High School is a public high school located in Savannah, Georgia, United States. Savannah High School is situated 2 miles southwest of Old Fort Jackson.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Savannah and Savannah Historic District.
Savannah
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Savannah is the fifth largest city in Georgia, at the northern end of the state's coast. It's famous for having one of the largest historic districts in the country.
Savannah Historic District
Suburb
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The Savannah Historic District is a large urban U.S. historic district that roughly corresponds to the pre–Civil War city limits of Savannah, Georgia. The area was declared a National Historic Landmark District in 1966, and is one of the largest urban, community-wide historic preservation districts in the United States. Savannah Historic District is situated 3½ miles west of Old Fort Jackson.
Thunderbolt
Village
Thunderbolt is a town located in Chatham County, Georgia, United States, approximately five miles southeast of downtown Savannah. As of the 2020 census, the town had a total population of 2,556. Thunderbolt is situated 3½ miles south of Old Fort Jackson.
Old Fort Jackson
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Floyd, Georgia, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
32.08224° or 32° 4′ 56″ northLongitude
-81.03621° or 81° 2′ 10″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
864W3XJ7+VGOpenStreetMap ID
node 8455898653OpenStreetMap feature
historic=fort
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Polish—“Old Fort Jackson” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Fort James Jackson”
- Dutch: “Fort James Jackson”
- Egyptian Arabic: “حصن جيمس جاكسون”
- French: “fort James Jackson”
- German: “Fort James Jackson”
- Polish: “Fort Jackson”
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