Sheltering Crown

Historical marker location:

Tybee Island, Georgia

( Marker is on Fort Pulaski Road, 0.9 miles north of U.S. 80, on the right when traveling north.)

Fort Pulaski National Monument.

The city of Savannah, Georgia was the first planned city in America. It was laid out in a grid pattern with squares for public use, and this design was later copied by other cities throughout the country.