1955 Map of Fort Pulaski

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Fort Pulaski National Monument commands the entrance to the Savannah River, marking a strategic coastal landscape defined by shifting sands and intricate tidal channels. In the mid-1950s, the area shows a distinct contrast between the developed residential patterns of Wilmington Island and Whitemarsh Island and the isolated maritime character of Daufuskie Island. The coastal economy and navigation are traced through the Intracoastal Waterway, linking deep-water paths like South Channel with engineered passages such as Walls Cut and Fields Cut. On Daufuskie Island, localized communal life is centered around Union Ch, Mary Field Sch, and Mary Field Cem. Evidence of changing technology appears in an Airport (Abandoned) on Wilmington Island and an Lighthouse (Abandoned) on Cockspur Island, while the Savannah National Wildlife Refuge preserves the natural marshlands of the Savannah River estuary.