Fort McAllister Historic Park is a 1725 acres (698.1 ha) Georgia

Georgia (U.S. state)

Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...

 state park

State park

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 located near Keller

Keller, Georgia

Keller is a small unincorporated community located in southern Bryan County, Georgia, United States, east of Richmond Hill. Its boundaries are ill-defined, but the community could be said to be centered on the intersection of S.R. 144 and Belfast-Keller Road. Currently the area, like all of South...

 and Richmond Hill in South Bryan County, Georgia

Bryan County, Georgia

Bryan County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of 2000, the population was 23,417. The 2007 Census Estimate shows a population of 30,132...

 and on the south bank of the Ogeechee River

Ogeechee River

Ogeechee River is a river in the U.S. state of Georgia. It heads at the confluence of its North and South Forks, about south-southwest of Crawfordville and flowing generally southeast to Ossabaw Sound about south of Savannah. Its largest tributary is the Canoochee River...

 (some parts of the park border the Atlantic Ocean

Atlantic Ocean

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). The park is home to the best preserved earthwork

Earthworks (engineering)

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 fortification of the Confederacy

Confederate States of America

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. Though the earthworks were attacked seven times by Union

Union (American Civil War)

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 soldiers, it did not fall until taken by General Sherman in 1864 during his famous March to the Sea

Sherman's March to the Sea

Sherman's March to the Sea is the name commonly given to the Savannah Campaign conducted around Georgia from November 15, 1864 to December 21, 1864 by Maj. Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman of the Union Army in the American Civil War...

. The park, located on the coast, is nestled among giant live oak

Live oak

Live oak , also known as the southern live oak, is a normally evergreen oak tree native to the southeastern United States...

s and a large salt marsh

Salt marsh

A salt marsh is an environment in the upper coastal intertidal zone between land and salt water or brackish water, it is dominated by dense stands of halophytic plants such as herbs, grasses, or low shrubs. These plants are terrestrial in origin and are essential to the stability of the salt marsh...

. In addition, the park contains a museum specializing in Civil War

American Civil War

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 artifacts.

Facilities

• 65 Tent/trailer/RV Sites
• 3 cottage
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• 2 Picnic shelters
• Pioneer camping
• Hiking trail - 4.3 miles of trails - One is 3.1 miles the other 1.2
• Boat ramps
• Playground
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Annual events

• 4th of July
  Independence Day (United States)
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   Barbecue
  Barbecue
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  , Picnic and Craft Show (July)
• Fort Tours
• Labor Day
  Labor Day
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  and Winter Musters
• Super Sundays