Lazaretto Anchor - Tybee Island, GA
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member ChapterhouseInc
N 32° 00.907 W 080° 52.720
17S E 511458 N 3542117
This anchor, presumed to be from a Union blockade ship, was found it the river near here. It has been put on display to honor those men who served in the area.
Waymark Code: WM6RXV
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 07/15/2009
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member silverquill
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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
Date Installed or Dedicated: 01/01/1989

Name of Government Entity or Private Organization that built the monument: Captain Bill Walsh, Sr

Union, Confederate or Other Monument: Other or General Civil War

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