Fort Frederica was the largest and strongest fort built in Georgia to protect the city of Savannah and South Carolina from the Spanish in Florida. It was more than just a fort as the walls surrounded a tidy English style village of 500 people. In 1740, not willing to wait for a Spanish invasion, James Oglethorpe led a sea attack on St Augustine. The British did little harm to the Spanish fort but the attack did precipitate a counter attack. The soldiers from Fort Frederica easy defeated the Spanish, sending them back to Florida and ending the conflict over the territory of Georgia. The fort was abandoned in 1749 and caused an economical collapse of the town which was mostly empty by 1755.
The visitor center has a short film and a few displays about the town and fort. A walking tour with informative signs starts at the visitor center, travels down the main street past foundations of the village houses and then to the ruins of the fort.
The visitor center is accessible. The walking tour starts as boardwalk but very quickly becomes hard packed sand then very uneven ground. It’s very difficult to push down to the fort ruins even with help.
There are three long bus/RV spaces at the visitor center lot. Fort
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You are getting much closer to warn weather. Unseasonably warn, about 10-15 degrees above normal. Safe travels.
ReplyDeleteYes, we've been very lucky, The last few days have been well in to the 70s so we're just taking our time and enjoying the journey. :-)
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