Historical Marker
Fort Tyler
Historical marker location:
West Point, Georgia
( Marker is on 6th Avenue, 0 miles south of West 12th Street, on the right when traveling south.)
The Battle of West Point. April 16, 1865.
Georgia was the site of the first European settlement in what is now the United States. In 1565, the Spanish established a settlement on St. Simons Island, which is now part of Georgia.