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The fortified heart of Oglethorpe's town of Frederica, built from 1736 as a bulwark against Spanish Florida, once sheltered hundreds of soldiers and townsfolk. Its tabby ruins, marked since 1904, still trace where the colony's southern defense stood.
Citadel of the Town of Frederica is a historical marker in St. Simons Island, Glynn County, erected in 1904. It is one of 121 historical markers documented in Glynn County, among 181 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 31.2243, -81.3919 near St. Simons Island. The nearest cataloged historic site is Frederica — Keeper of the Kings Stores (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Patrick and Priscilla Houstoun, Frederica - The Fort, and Frederica - Indian Interpreter.
This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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