Looking for a Destination Wedding Venue of Historic Proportions?

Both Charleston and Savannah lead the way for destination weddings from all over the country with these two history filled cities dating back to pre-revolutionary America hosting wedding parties that wish to make a statement with an out of the ordinary wedding ceremony. Located on the Savannah River between Savannah and Tybee Island, Fort Jackson has hosted more than a few destination weddings over the years. But first a history lesson.

Climbing the ramparts of strategically placed Fort Jackson, one is transported back in time to an era when choosing the high ground for defending a city and it’s population was a fundamental skill set in protecting coastal Savannah against invasion.  No mystery here as to why Fort Jackson was erected to start with. The year was 1808 and America’s eroding relationship with Britain had worsened considerably in the years leading up to the War of 1812. Authorized by President Thomas Jefferson, Fort Jackson was erected in what the Native American Indians that Savannah's founding father General James Oglethorpe encountered named according to their legend.  The fort's placeemnt on Thunderbolt was built on top of another structure that replaced a less substantial fort built in 1776 to protect the city from British attacks via the Savannah River of that era.

Fort Jackson was utilized well during the War of 1812 against marauding British privateers. Later residents of Savannah turned to old Fort Jackson for protection from the Union Navy during the Civil War almost 50 years later. The Union Navy never made it inland from Fort Pulaski out on Tybee Island during the War between the States although General Sherman did capture Savannah without firing a shot after completing his land based March to the Sea.

Now that you have the history down, navigate around on the well done virtual tour by Quantum Tour below and see for yourself how an imposing fort overlooking a scenic section of the Savannah River might very well be the perfect venue for your destination wedding or reception in Coastal Georgia.

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