Tybee Island
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Location in Georgia
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| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Georgia | ||
| County : | Chatham County | ||
| Coordinates : | 32 ° 0 ′ N , 80 ° 51 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 3,392 (as of: 2000) | ||
| Population density : | 513.9 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 6.9 km 2 (about 3 mi 2 ) of which 6.6 km 2 (about 3 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 3 m | ||
| Postal code : | 31328 | ||
| Area code : | +1 912 | ||
| FIPS : | 13-78036 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 0333294 | ||
| Website : | www.cityoftybee.org | ||
| Mayor : | Jason Buelterman | ||
Tybee Island is an island in Chatham County , in the US state of Georgia , which is located near Savannah . The town of the same name on the island has 3,392 inhabitants, the whole island has a population of 3,713.
history
The 1736 lighthouse was commissioned by General James Oglethorpe.
A 3.5-ton Mark 15 hydrogen bomb ( Tybee bomb ) was lost near Tybee Island on February 5, 1958 . After a Boeing B-47 bomber collided with an F-86 in midair, the pilot had to drop the bomb in order to safely land the aircraft.
Historical objects
On Tybee is the historic Fort Screven Historic District . It was listed on May 25, 1982 on the National Register of Historic Places with number 82002393.
Web links
- Tybee Island ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved February 1, 2011.
Individual evidence
Map from 1862
Fireworks on the occasion of July 4th
Fishing boat off Tybee Island
Tybee Island lighthouse
