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1978 Map of Fort Pulaski

Name: 1978 Topographic Map of Fort Pulaski
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1978
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1978

About this map

Fort Pulaski National Monument stands as a central historical landmark at the mouth of the Savannah River, marking a landscape defined by the shifting coastal waters of Georgia and South Carolina. This 1970s orthophotomap captures a complex network of marshlands and maritime navigation routes where the Intracoastal Waterway threads through the Wright River and New River. Traces of earlier transportation infrastructure are visible in the Old Railroad Grade cutting across Whitemarsh Island and the managed channels of Watts Cut and Fields Cut.

The map reveals the intricate maritime boundary at the Atlantic Ocean entrance, including the North Jetty, South Jetty, and hazards like Horseshoe Shoal. Settlement patterns are sparse, represented by points such as Daufuskie Landing and Screvens Pt. From the Lighthouse at Tybee Knoll Spit to the interior reaches of Mungen Creek, the map provides a look at the tidal ecology and navigational aids that maintained the region’s vital river-and-sea economy during the late twentieth century.