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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 ...
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.
The Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation is the United States' largest statewide, nonprofit preservation organization with more than 8,000 members. Founded in 1973 by Mary Gregory Jewett and others, the Trust is committed to preserving and enhancing Georgia's communities and their diverse historic resources for the education and enjoyment of all.
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.
It offers both day programs and one-week residential programs. Students from all over Georgia attend the Burton 4-H Center which specializes in marine science education. In addition to providing typical 4-H classes in applied science, the Burton 4-H Center has achieved substantial community recognition for sea turtle conservation and rescue.
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.
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]