- Collection:
- Historic Postcard Collection (Georgia Archives)
- Title:
- Fort Frederica, St. Simons Island, Georgia
- Creator:
- Dexter Photo Service
- Date of Original:
- 1900/1979
- Subject:
- Historic sites--Georgia--Saint Simons Island
Fortification--Georgia--Saint Simons Island
Coasts--Georgia--Saint Simons Island
Fort Frederica National Monument (Ga.)
National monuments--Georgia--Saint Simons Island
Anglo-Spanish War, 1739-1748 - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Glynn County, Saint Simons Island, 31.15051, -81.36954
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Fort Frederica was built in 1734 by British forces under the direction of General James Edward Oglethorpe, founder and first Governor of Georgia. This fortification became the military headquarters for the defense of Georgia and the other British Colonies against the Spaniards in Florida and was the most expensive fortification built by the British in North America. Fort Frederica is now a National Monument under the direction of the National Park Service.
- Metadata URL:
- https://vault.georgiaarchives.org/digital/collection/postcard/id/442
- Additional Rights Information:
- Postcards published after 1923 may be covered by copyright. The Georgia Archives cannot provide permission to publish.
- Extent:
- Visual image
- Original Collection:
- Historic Postcard Collection, RG 48-2-5, Georgia Archives
- Holding Institution:
- Georgia Archives
- Rights:
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