Frederica River
The Frederica River is an 11.0-mile-long tidal river in Glynn County, Georgia. It forms the western boundary of Saint Simons Island of the Georgia Sea Islands. Fort Frederica National Monument is located on the eastern bank of the river on Saint Simons Island.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Fort Frederica National Monument and Fort Frederica Visitor Center.
Fort Frederica National Monument
Fort
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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. Fort Frederica National Monument is situated 1½ miles north of Frederica River.
Fort Frederica Visitor Center
Tourism office
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Fort Frederica Visitor Center is a tourism office, which is situated 1½ miles northeast of Frederica River.
Epworth by the Sea
Residential area
Epworth by the Sea is an 83-acre Christian conference and retreat center in Georgia, United States. It is used for Methodist-based events. It is located on the banks of the Frederica River, north of Gascoigne Bluff on Saint Simons Island, Georgia. Epworth by the Sea is situated 2 miles south of Frederica River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jewtown and Country Club Estates.
Jewtown
Hamlet
Jewtown is an unincorporated community on St. Simons Island in Glynn County, Georgia, United States. Jewtown is situated 3 miles south of Frederica River.
Country Club Estates
Village
Country Club Estates is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Glynn County, Georgia, United States. It is part of the Brunswick metropolitan statistical area. The population was 8,373 at the 2020 census, down from 8,545 in 2010. Country Club Estates is situated 3½ miles west of Frederica River.
Saint Simons Island
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St. Simons Island is a barrier island and census-designated place located on St. Simons Island in Glynn County, Georgia, United States. The names of the community and the island are interchangeable, known simply as "St.
Frederica River
- Type: Inlet
- Description: river in the United States of America
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Glynn, Georgia, South, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Welsh—“Frederica River” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Frederica”
- Irish: “Abhainn Frederica”
- Japanese: “フレデリカ川”
- Venetian: “Frederica”
- Welsh: “Afon Frederica”
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