Old Burial Ground - Ft Frederica National Monument
N 31° 13.418 W 081° 23.331
17R E 462964 N 3454451
These graves, seen by Gen Oglethorpe, are the pioneers who helped forge this settlement. This St Simons Island cemetery has only a handful of graves.
Waymark Code: WM79XZ
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 09/25/2009
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Here, in unknown graves more than two centuries old, lie many of the early settlers of Frederica. Although the town they created did not survive, they helped to lay the foundation for what would become the State of Georgia.
General James Oglethorpe, governor of the colony, passed this cemetery often en route to his plantation outside of town. The noted clergymen John and Charles Wesley presided at funerals here.
Frederica's brick tombs were already crumbling when Harper's Weekly published this engraving in March 1859.
City, Town, or Parish / State / Country: Not listed
Approximate number of graves: Not listed
Cemetery Status: Not listed
Cemetery Website: Not listed
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