TYBEE ISLAND POST 154 . A RICH HISTORY!
Photos Contributed By John Calvert
Photo Retouching Jacque Dorazio
Our building has a rich history ingrained in the military causes
and services of previous generations. The building of Post 154
sits within the original site of Fort Screven. It is one of the few remaining original structures of the Fort. How fitting that Post 154 members can call this place home.
*According to Dennis Adams, Information Services Coordinator, Beaufort South Carolina Library, Building 102, Fort Screven, was completed in March of 1912. In 1924 it was named "The Post Enlisted Men's Club and Gymnasium". Historical notes from 9-30-30 reveal names "Tomachichi Hall and Chapel" & "War Department Theatre" with added notations that the building was constructed by post labor and from funds subscribed by Post Exchange & Post Chaplain at no cost to the government.
The war department declared the Fort surplus on October 21, 1944, after which the town of Savannah Beach acquired the property. A deed states that American Legion Post 154 acquired the building from Savannah Beach, now known as Tybee Island, on May 15, 1946.
This 1936 photo reveals our home base seen circled above. It appears not much has changed with the building although, the terrain was fairly sparse. The bakery across the street was visibly bigger. To the right of us, horse stables
and a livestock area. The inset, at right, is a close up of our home base. The circled area
show men possibly building an addition, a good amount of lumber is strewn on
the ground.. the beginning of what is now our Canteen :)
