Fort James Jackson

Fort Jackson is a restored nineteenth-century fort located one mile east of Savannah. It was constructed between 1808 and 1812 to protect the city of Savannah from attack by sea. It was engineered by William McRee who had just graduated from West Point. During the American Civil War, it became one of three Confederate forts that defended Savannah from Union forces. This site is on the National Register of Historical Places.