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Fort Frederica National Monument
31.2238° N, -81.3932° E
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Fort Frederica National Monument, on St. Simons Island, Georgia, preserves the archaeological remnants of a fort and town built by James Oglethorpe between 1736 and 1748 to protect the southern boundary of the British colony of Georgia from Spanish raids. About 630 British troops were stationed at the fort. A town of up to 1,000 colonial residents had grown up outside the fort; it was laid out following principles of the Oglethorpe Plan for towns in the Georgia Colony. The town was named Frederica, after Frederick, Prince of Wales, son of King George II. The monument was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 15, 1966.
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Listed on National Register of Historic Places
October 15, 1966
Authorized as National Monument
May 26, 1936
Fort and town constructed
1736–1748
Battles of Bloody Marsh and Gully Hole Creek
1742
Garrison disbanded
1749
Town mostly abandoned
1755
Town fire
1758
William Bartram visit
March 1774
Archaeological investigations begin
1947
Archaeological Features
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Defensive Structures
Military Installations
Domestic and Habitation Structures
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