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.
- Fort
- …lies at an elevation of 10 feet (3 metres)
- …is also known as “FOFR”
- Description: heritage site in St. Simons Island, Georgia, USA
Places of Interest Nearby
Discover Fort Frederica Visitor Center and Saint Simons Island.
Fort Frederica Visitor Center
Fort Frederica Visitor Center is a tourism office.
1,300 feet east of Fort Frederica National Monument
Saint Simons Island
St. Simons Island is a barrier island and census-designated place located on St.
2 miles east of Fort Frederica National Monument
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Country Club Estates and Jewtown.
Country Club Estates
Village
Country Club Estates is an unincorporated community…
4½ miles west of Fort Frederica National Monument
Jewtown
Hamlet
Jewtown is an unincorporated community on St. Simons Island in Glynn County, Georgia, United States.
4½ miles south of Fort Frederica National Monument
Saint Simons Island
St. Simons Island is a barrier island and census-designated place located on St.
Fort Frederica National Monument
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Latitude
31.22384° or 31° 13′ 26″ north
Longitude
-81.39325° or 81° 23′ 36″ west
Open location code
863W6JF4+GP
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building = yes
OpenStreetMap feature
historic = fort
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Vietnamese—“Fort Frederica National Monument” goes by many names.
Fort Frederica National MonumentCatalan
Fort Frederica National MonumentCebuano
腓特烈堡國家名勝Chinese
Fort FredericaDanish
Fort Frederica National MonumentDutch
מבצר פרדריקהHebrew
フォート・フレデリカ・ナショナル・モニュメントJapanese
フォート・フレデリカ国定史跡Japanese
Fort Frederica nationalmonumentSwedish
Di tích Quốc gia Fort FredericaVietnamese
Di tích Quốc gia Pháo đài FredericaVietnamese
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