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Tybee Island's strategic position near the mouth of the Savannah River has made the island's northern tip the ideal location for a lighthouse since Georgia's early settlement period. First built in 1736, the lighthouse was made of brick and wood , and stood 90 feet (27 m) tall, making it the highest structure in America at that time.
John Deem, Savannah Morning News February 15, 2024 at 6:06 PM Sharks circle a dead North Atlantic right whale calf discovered off the coast of Tybee Island, Georgia.
It is the location of a hydrogen bomb lost by a B-47 Stratojet bomber in 1958. This lost hydrogen bomb is also known as the Tybee Bomb.On the night of February 5, 1958, a B-47 Stratojet bomber carrying a hydrogen bomb on a night training flight off the Georgia coast collided with an F-86 Saberjet fighter at 36,000 feet.
The Tybee Island mid-air collision was an incident on February 5, 1958, in which the United States Air Force lost a 7,600-pound (3,400 kg) Mark 15 nuclear bomb in the waters off Tybee Island near Savannah, Georgia, United States. During a night practice exercise, an F-86 fighter plane collided with the B-47 bomber carrying the large weapon.
Destini Ambus, Savannah Morning News July 5, 2024 at 5:19 PM The Tybee Island Police Department announced that they have found the body of the teenager who went missing Friday morning, according ...
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Tybee's popularity as a tourist destination soared in the last few decades. Once grateful for the tourism dollars, residents feel crowded out now. 'We are going to damage the island': Tybee ...
A worker places a section of metal barricade along a main road on Tybee Island, Ga., on Tuesday, April 16, 2024, a few days ahead of the weekend beach party known as Orange Crush.