- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Title:
- Fort King George State Historic Site
- Creator:
- Georgia. Division of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Sites
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia Dept. of Natural Resources, Division of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Sites, 2006
- Date of Original:
- 2006
- Subject:
- Parks--Georgia
Natural resources conservation areas--Georgia
Fort King George State Historic Site (Darien, Ga.) - Location:
- United States, Georgia, McIntosh County, Darien, 31.37023, -81.43399
- Medium:
- state government records
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Title from caption
- External Identifiers:
- Call Number GA N200.P2 S1 K5 2006
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_y-ga-bn200-pp2-bs1-bk5-b2006
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_y-ga-bn200-pp2-bs1-bk5-b2006
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library
- Rights:
-
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FACILITIES
Ould:or Exhibits (Blockhouse, Offi:ers'Quartars, Barracks, Gua~ house, Cannons, Moat and Palisades, and moo,)
Musieum and Film Nature Trail PbnbArea Bus Parking Gift Shop
ANNUAL EVENTS
Oglethorpe at Darien (February)
Scottish Heritage Day (Ma,ch)
CannonsAcross the Marsh (July)
Fort by Candlelgh t (Novembe~
Drums Along the Altamaha (Novembe~
From 1721 until 17:x;, Fort King Ge:,ige was the southern outpost of the Br~ish Empire in North America. A cypress blockhouse, barracks and palisade:l earthen fort weo, construct.e:1 in 1721 by scoutmen loo by Colonel John "Tusca,ora Jack" Barnwell. For the next.even years, His Majesty's Independent Company garrisoned the fort. They endu o,d incredible haidships f,om disease, threats of Spanish and Indian attacks, and the harsh, unfamiliarcoastal environment. After the fort was abandoned, General James Oglethorpe brought Scottish Highlanders 1o the s~ in 17:x;_ The settlement, called Darien, eventually bG.came a foremostex~rt center of lumber until 1925.
Using ol:l ..colds and drawings, th is 18th century f10ntier brt~ication on the Altamaha River has been re:onstructEd for public tours. A museum and film cover the Guale Indians, the Santo Domingo de Talaje misson, Fort King George, the Scots ofDarien and 19th century sawmilling wh~n DarEn b0:ame a ma.Pr seaport. In ad:lfon 1o the many fort bui~ings, remains of three sawmills and tabby ruins are still visi?le.
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Located in Darien, 3 miles east of 1-95 exit #49.
NEARBY ATTRACTIONS
Hofwyl-Broadfield Plantation State Historic Site
Fort Morris State Historic Site Sapelo Island National
Estuarine Research Reserve Lewis Island Natural Area
Harris Neck National Wildlife Refuge
Jekyll Island Historic District Fort Frederica Magnolia Bluff Factory Shops Beaches
HOURS
Tuesday-Saturday 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday 2-5:30 p.m. Closed Monday (except holidays), Thanksgiving, Christmas and
New Year's Day. Closed Tuesday when open Monday. Group rates available with advance notice. Picnic area and bus parking available.
Fort King George State Historic Site P.O. Box 711 Darien, GA31305 912-437-4770
INFORMATION
Georgia State Parks and Historic Sites 2 MLKJr. Drive, Suite 1352 Atlanta, GA 30334 404-656-2770
www.gastateparks.org
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