Fort Pulaski National Monument - Savannah, Georgia

            The Third System refers to 19th century military architecture in the United States. Fort Pulaski National Monument exists as one of the best preserved forts in this defense system. Shoreline defense was fragmented and weak when the British burned the nation's capital during the War of 1812. At the time coastal defenses were composed of a haphazard assortment of batteries and outposts. In response to lessons learned in the War of 1812, a new coastal defense system was designed. This new defense system was an attempt to protect critical United States shorelines.

The Third System was established during a relatively peaceful time for the United States. These conditions provided for an unprecedented level of standardization in design and planning. For the first time, a professional board was appointed to oversee design and construction. Close to 200 forts were envisioned to guard the Atlantic and Pacific coasts, however only 30 were built between 1816-1867. Some structures were never completed in part because of events at Fort Pulaski during the Civil War.

This photo is of the outer walls that show many pock marks from Union cannon fire and a section that was breached by new rifled cannons during the Civil War battle that lead to its surrender by Colonel Charles H. Olmstead.  The fort became a National Monument on October 15, 1924 under the War Department and later was transferred to the National Park service on August 10, 1933.  At this time, repairs began on the breached portion of the wall and across the rest of this national landmark.

Three bracketed photos were taken with a handheld Nikon D5000 and combined with Photomatix Pro to create this HDR image.  Additional adjustments were made in Photoshop CS6.

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Taken in: United States / Georgia / Chatham (show map)

Taken on: July 2, 2010

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Camera: Nikon D5000, f/13.0, 18mm, ISO 200 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D5000
Aperture:	f/13.0
Focal Length:	18mm
ISO:	200
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CS6 (Windows)
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