Fort Frederica National Monument is a unit of the National Park Service located on St. Simons Island, Georgia. It preserves the archaeological remnants of a fort built by James Oglethorpe in 1736 to protect the southern boundary of the colony of Georgia from Spanish raids. Image File history File links Fort_Frederica_current. ... Image File history File links Fort_Frederica_current. ... The National Park Service (NPS) is the United States Federal Government agency that deals with all National Parks, many National Monuments, and other conservation properties with various designations. ... St. ... James Edward Oglethorpe (22 December 1696 - 30 June 1785) was an English general and philanthropist, a founder of the state of Georgia. ... Events January 26 - Stanislaus I of Poland abdicates his throne. ...
Historical layout of the colonial fort
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External links
http://www.nps.gov/fofr/index.htm - NPS web page for the site
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