Lazaretto Anchor - Tybee Island, GA
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member ChapterhouseInc
N 32° 00.907 W 080° 52.720
17S E 511458 N 3542117
Large anchor located at the Tybee Island welcome sign, a Georgia Historic Marker and a Police Memorial bench.
Waymark Code: WM6RXR
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 07/15/2009
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member El Aguila
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Anchor
Circa early 19th Century
Possibly from one of the Union Navy vessels that blockaded the South Atlantic Coast and Savannah River during the War Between the States
1861-1865
Found in the Savannah River in the vicinity of the jetties

Recovered in 1989 by Captain Bill Walsh, Sr
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