GeorgiaFort King George State Historic Site near Darien preserves the site of the southernmost outpost of the British Empire in North America from 1721 to 1736. A cypress blockhouse, barracks, and palisaded earthen fort were built in 1721 by scoutmen led by Col. John "Tuscarora Jack" Barnwell, and His Majesty's Independent Company garrisoned it for seven years while enduring disease, hardship, and the threat of Spanish and Native attacks. Destroyed by fire in 1726 and rebuilt, the fort was abandoned in 1732; in 1736 James Oglethorpe brought Scottish Highlanders to the site, founding the town of Darien. The reconstructed fort, the oldest English fort site on Georgia's coast, is now operated as a state historic site with a museum and interpretive exhibits.
Fort King George State Historic Site
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Fort King George State Historic Site is a state historic site in Mcintosh County, Georgia. It is one of 89 historic sites cataloged in Mcintosh County on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 31.3650, -81.4250. The nearest cataloged historic site is Saint Cyprian's Episcopal Church (historical marker), about 0.4 miles away. Others within a short drive include Site of Early Spanish Mission, Tunis G. Campbell, and Birthplace of John McIntosh Kell.
This record is drawn from the Georgia DNR Historic Preservation Division. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
Fort King George State Historic Site near Darien preserves the site of the southernmost outpost of the British Empire in North America from 1721 to 1736. A cypress blockhouse, barracks, and palisaded earthen fort were built in 1721 by scoutmen led by Col. John "Tuscarora Jack" Barnwell, and His Majesty's Independent Company garrisoned it for seven years while enduring disease, hardship, and the threat of Spanish and Native attacks. Destroyed by fire in 1726 and rebuilt, the fort was abandoned in 1732; in 1736 James Oglethorpe brought Scottish Highlanders to the site, founding the town of Darien. The reconstructed fort, the oldest English fort site on Georgia's coast, is now operated as a state historic site with a museum and interpretive exhibits.
Sources: georgiaencyclopedia.orggastateparks.orgen.wikipedia.org
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