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Sarah Jones, Tybee Island Historical Society, Pat Leiby, and Julia Pearce cut the ribbon during the official dedication ceremony for the Tybee Island Black History Trail on Tuesday, May 7, 2024.
The Tybee Island Historical Society recently secured another grant to assist in the restoration of the lighthouse, which is currently in its third phase. Tybee Island Historical Society secures ...
10th Street on Tybee was the site of the 1960s wade-ins. Markers at the North Beach and a Georgia Historical Society marker near the Pier and Pavilion also pay tribute to the historic events.
In 1999 a major restoration project was begun under the auspices of the Tybee Island Historical Society, who took possession of the light station in 2002 under the National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act. [2] [3] As part of this project the tower was repainted in the 1916–1966 black-white-black daymark.
Tybee Island is the only coastal resort in Georgia comparable to other examples in the American coastal resort movement such as Cape May, New Jersey, Long Branch, New Jersey, and Nantucket, Massachusetts. The NRHP nomination expands on this: Tybee Island is the only example of the American coastal resort movement in Georgia.
Tybee Island Back River Historic District. August 5, 1999 : Along Chatham Ave., from Tybee River to Venetian Dr. Tybee Island: 68: Tybee Island Strand Cottages ...
As the restoration for the iconic Tybee Island Lighthouse chugs along, TIHS has received a grant for $7,500 to help complete it. Tybee Island Historical Society receives grant to support $1.6 ...
Fort Pulaski National Monument is located on Cockspur Island between Savannah and Tybee Island, Georgia. It preserves Fort Pulaski, the place where the Union Army successfully tested rifled cannons in 1862, the success of which rendered brick fortifications obsolete. The fort was also used as a prisoner-of-war camp. [4]