The post bakery has served as a private residence for many years.
Fort Screven Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
Fort Screven Bakery, 1925, Tybee Island
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Category Archives: Tybee Island GA
Non-Commissioned Officers Latrine, Circa 1920, Tybee Island
This is one of numerous support structures transformed into private residences after 1945, when Fort Screven was declared surplus by the War Department.
Fort Screven Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
Fort Screven Batteries, 1899, Tybee Island
Battery Brumby [completed 1899] was the largest of Fort Screven’s complex of gun emplacements. Constructed between 1897-1900. the batteries [Brumby, Garland, Fenwick, Backus, Gant, and Habersham] served as coastal fortifications during the Spanish-American War. Between the world wars, the artillery was removed and melted for further use.
Battery Garland [completed 1899] now houses the Tybee Island Museum, operated by the Tybee Island Historical Society.
Fort Screven Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
Captain Mike’s Dolphin Tours, Tybee Island
Lazaretto Creek is located on the edge of Tybee Island and can be accessed at the Lazaretto Creek Fishing Pier off U. S. Highway 80 or just over the Lazaretto Creek Bridge. It’s a great area for tourists and locals alike to stop and take in the salt marsh scenery. Georgia’s endangered shrimping industry is usually represented with a few boats and Captain Mike’s bright yellow Dolphin boats (since 1992) herald a boom in ecotourism. It’s really a nice contrast between old and new.
Tybee Lite Shrine Club, Tybee Island
Located in a section of the old Fort Screven complex, the Tybee “Lite” Shrine Club pays homage to the famous lighthouse just across the street.
Bowie Seafood, Tybee Island
Bowie Seafood is a popular and longtime local favorite on the island, though the hours are often irregular. Tybee Islanders will tell you that Bowie’s has some of the freshest seafood in town.
Fort Screven Guard House, 1905, Tybee Island
Built by the U. S. Army, the Fort Screven Guard House served the military in various functions until being decommissioned in the 1940s. It briefly served as the Tybee Jail, in the 1950’s and 1960’s and became the Tybee Island Community Center in the 1970’s. Inappropriate modifications were made during these decades. Recent restoration work has undone much of this and the guard house is once again a first class landmark, among the oldest public buildings on Tybee Island.
National Register of Historic Places