Fort Frederica National Monument on St. Simons Island preserves the remains of a fortified town built beginning in 1736 by Georgia colony founder James Oglethorpe to defend the young British colony against Spanish Florida. Named for Frederick, Prince of Wales, Frederica grew into a settlement of roughly 500 people and became one of the most important military outposts in colonial America. Its garrison helped defeat a Spanish invasion at the nearby Battle of Bloody Marsh in 1742, effectively ending the Spanish threat to Georgia. After the regiment was disbanded and troops withdrawn in 1749, the town declined and was largely abandoned; the site was authorized as a national monument in 1936 and is administered by the National Park Service.
About this site
Fort Frederica National Monument is a national park site in Glynn County, Georgia. It is one of 181 historic sites cataloged in Glynn County on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 31.2236, -81.3931. The nearest cataloged historic site is Frederica - Oglethorpe (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Frederica - The Fort, Frederica — Keeper of the Kings Stores, and Patrick and Priscilla Houstoun.
This record is drawn from the National Park Service. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
Fort Frederica National Monument on St. Simons Island preserves the remains of a fortified town built beginning in 1736 by Georgia colony founder James Oglethorpe to defend the young British colony against Spanish Florida. Named for Frederick, Prince of Wales, Frederica grew into a settlement of roughly 500 people and became one of the most important military outposts in colonial America. Its garrison helped defeat a Spanish invasion at the nearby Battle of Bloody Marsh in 1742, effectively ending the Spanish threat to Georgia. After the regiment was disbanded and troops withdrawn in 1749, the town declined and was largely abandoned; the site was authorized as a national monument in 1936 and is administered by the National Park Service.
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