Fort Frederica National Monument

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.
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  • Type: Park
  • Description: heritage site in St. Simons Island, Georgia, USA
  • Also known as: “Di tích Quốc gia Fort Frederica”, “FOFR”, “Forte Frederica”, “Frederica National Monument”, and “フォート・フレデリカ国定史跡”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Fort Frederica Visitor Center and Saint Simons Island.

Tourism office
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is a tourism office.

Island
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St. Simons Island is a barrier island and census-designated place located on St. is situated 1½ miles east of Fort Frederica National Monument.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jewtown and Country Club Estates.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community on in , United States. is situated 4½ miles south of Fort Frederica National Monument.

Village
is an unincorporated community… is situated 4½ miles west of Fort Frederica National Monument.

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St. Simons Island is a barrier island and census-designated place located on St.

Fort Frederica National Monument

Latitude
31.22356° or 31° 13′ 25″ north
Longitude
-81.38984° or 81° 23′ 23″ west
Elevation
10 feet (3 metres)
Open location code
863W6JF6+C3
Geo­Names ID
4195808
Wiki­data ID
Q1438527
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Vietnamese—“Fort Frederica National Monument” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Fort Frederica National Monument”
  • Cebuano: “Fort Frederica National Monument”
  • Chinese: “腓特烈堡國家名勝”
  • Danish: “Fort Frederica”
  • Dutch: “Fort Frederica National Monument”
  • French: “Fort Frederica National Monument”
  • German: “Fort Frederica”
  • Hebrew: “מבצר פרדריקה”
  • Japanese: “フォート・フレデリカ・ナショナル・モニュメント”
  • Portuguese: “Monumento Nacional de Forte Frederica”
  • Swedish: “Fort Frederica nationalmonument”
  • Vietnamese: “Di tích Quốc gia Pháo đài Frederica”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Harrington and Saint Clair Estates.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: West Point and Oglethorpe Memorial Gardens.

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