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- FTFRD_030827_19.JPG: The insignificant building in the background is all that remains of the formal fort that Fort Frederica was known for. This is about half of the powder magazine that was here. Imagine that there are three buildings like this inside a star-shaped fort that's actually quite large. As the sign says:
The Kings Magazine
"The Kings Magazine," as it is known today, was probably built during the latter part of Frederica's colonial period. Less than half of the 96-foot structure remains standing.
Archeologists believe the Kings Magazine had three principal parts. On the left--still partially intact--were two vaults for protecting gunpowder. At the center stood the fort's main entrance, or sally port, crowned with a large tower. On the right were small rooms used by soldiers on guard duty.
Beginning in 1903, the Kings Magazine became the focal point of efforts to preserve the remains of Frederica. Walls were rebuilt, and the riverbank was backfilled to prevent erosion of the site. The Kings Magazine was only part of the town's extensive fortifications, but to many visitors today, it is "the fort."
- FTFRD_030827_64.JPG: From the sign:
The Barracks:
At the time of the Spanish attack in 1742, about 200 British troops were stationed at Frederica. Some of the officers and married men lived in their own homes in or near town. Others lived camp-style in clapboard or thatched huts adjacent to this site. The barracks that stood here could accommodate more than 100 men.
The building took the form of a square with rooms surrounding an open parade. [The white area on the ground shows the original walls.] Walls were made of tabby one foot thick. Soldiers entered the barracks through a gateway covered by a tower made of double-thick tabby. Fortunately, three walls of this impressive tower remain standing and have been stabilized by the National Park Service.
During the 1742 military campaign, the barracks served as a hospital, and as quarters for Spanish prisoners-of-war.
- FTFRD_030827_72.JPG: The Abbott Memorial. Robert Abbott, the son of a former slave, became the editor and publisher of "The Chicago Defender," claimed to be the most influential and widely read African-American owned newspaper in early 20th century America. He founded the newspaper in 1905 and Pullman porters helped distribute it across the country. In the 1930's, he paid $1,600 for this monument, located near where he was born, to honor his family.
- FTFRD_030827_76.JPG: From the sign:
Old Burial Ground:
Here, in unknown graves more than two centuries old, lie many of the early settlers of Frederica. Although the town they erected did not survive, they helped to lay the foundation for what would become the State of Georgia.
General James Oglethorpe, governor of the colony, passed this cemetery often en route to his plantation outside of town. The noted clergymen John and Charles Wesley [founders of Methodism] presided at funerals here.
- Wikipedia Description: Fort Frederica National Monument
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
In the early 18th century, the land lying between British South Carolina and Spanish Florida was known as the Debatable Land. Today's state of Georgia was then the center of a centuries-old imperial conflict between Spain and Britain. Fort Frederica was established in 1736 by colonists from England, Scotland, and the Germanic states to support this endeavor. Frederica was named for Frederick, Prince of Wales, (1707 - 1751) the name was feminized to distinguish it from Fort Frederick in South Carolina.
In the 1742 Battles of Bloody Marsh and Gully Hole Creek, forces under Oglethorpe successfully repulsed Spanish attempts to retake St. Simons Island. Afterwards the Spanish no longer threatened the colony, so the garrison at Frederica was disbanded, and the town fell into economic decline and was abandoned.
Fort Frederica was authorized as a National Monument on May 26, 1936. Starting in 1947, the National Park Service and the Ft. Frederica Association sponsored a series of archaeological investigations at the Frederica site. Using information from 18th century maps and journals as a guideline, archaeologists unearthed sections of the fort and town. By matching the archaeological data to the historical documents, these archaeologists have provided a glimpse into Frederica's past. As an historic area under the National Park Service, the National Monument was administratively listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 15, 1966. Fort Frederica is open to the public.
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