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== {{PAGENAME}} History ==
Established as a fortified community of British settlers in 1736. One hundred sixteen settlers arrived in March and April of 1736.
The town was laid out in a rectangular plat within a fortified polygon that surrounded the whole town. The fortification included earthworks and a surrounding moat with two bastions on the eastern side.


== Current Status ==
== Current Status ==

Revision as of 18:46, 25 February 2010

Fort Frederica (1736-1763) - First established in 1736 by Gen. James Oglethorpe. Abandoned in 1763.

Fort Frederica Kings Magazine
Fort Frederica Baracks and Parade


Fort Frederica History

Established as a fortified community of British settlers in 1736. One hundred sixteen settlers arrived in March and April of 1736.

The town was laid out in a rectangular plat within a fortified polygon that surrounded the whole town. The fortification included earthworks and a surrounding moat with two bastions on the eastern side.

Current Status

Period guns and mounts in place.

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Location: Fort Frederica National, Glyn, Georgia.

Maps & Images

Lat: 31.223307 Long: -81.393440

Sources:

  • Roberts, Robert B., Encyclopedia of Historic Forts: The Military, Pioneer, and Trading Posts of the United States, Macmillan, New York, 1988, 10th printing, ISBN 0-02-926880-X, page 221-222

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Visited: 20 Jan 2010

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