Tybee Battery Garland & Tybee Island Museum

The Battery Garland was approved by the Georgia Legislature in 1786. It is named after Revolutionary War Hero, General James Screven. Fort Screven did not come to fruition until 100 years later. The fort served as a point of military defense for the mouth of the Savannah River. The fort operated until the end of World War II. It currently houses the Tybee Island Museum.