Frederica - The Fort - NPS - St Simons Island, GA
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Lat34North
N 31° 13.443 W 081° 23.576
17R E 462576 N 3454499
"Ft Frederica NM, on St. Simons Island, Ga, preserves the archaeological remnants of a fort and town built by James Oglethorpe between 1736 and 1748." [Wikipedia] Located at the Fort Frederica National Monument on Mimosa Dr., St. Simons, GA.
Waymark Code: WMGJF2
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 03/12/2013
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Sprinterman
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Frederica - The Fort


"In the morning, Mr. Oglethorpe began to mark out a fort with four bastions, and taught the men how to dig the ditch, and raise and turf the rampart."
Francis Moore 1736 A Voyage to Georgia

General Oglethorpe chose this site for Frederica's fort. It was high ground on a river bend where cannon could hold off Spanish ships upstream or downstream. Flanking marshes gave protection against land attack, And there was plenty of timber for building fortifications.

The fort at Frederica became the center of military operations along the Southern frontier of the British colonies. From here Oglethorpe launched offensives against the Spanish at St. Augustine. The Spanish invaded Georgia in 1742, but were turned back before they reached Frederica.

The fort was eventually leveled-not by the Spanish, but by time and the elements. Archeological excavations in the 1950s confirmed the locations of palisades, walls, and buildings. Earthworks have been partially reconstructed.

Erected by National Park Service.


More information:
NPS - Fort Frederica National Monument
NPS - Fort Frederica National Monument
Wikipedia - Fort Frederica National Monument
Explore Georgia - Fort Frederica National Monument - Saint Simons Island, GA




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