- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Colonial coastal fortifications
- Creator:
- Ramsey, William L., 1961-
- Date of Original:
- 2002-09-19
- Subject:
- Georgia--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
Fortification--Georgia
Georgia--Defenses
Intracoastal waterways--Georgia
Coast defenses--Georgia
Barrier islands--Georgia
Fort Frederica (Ga.)--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 - People:
- Oglethorpe, James, 1696-1785
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, Camden County, 30.92249, -81.63639
United States, Georgia, Glynn County, 31.21324, -81.4937 - Medium:
- articles
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
- Description:
- Encyclopedia article about coastal fortifications in colonial Georgia. Sincere though General James Oglethorpe may have been about Georgia's philanthropic rhetoric, he understood that the colony also had a vital military mission to fulfill. Imperial strategy demanded a sturdy settlement to defend South Carolina's southern flank, both against Spanish Florida and unpredictable Southeastern Indians, and to secure the strategically vital Altamaha River against possible French encroachments from the west. Oglethorpe took these responsibilities seriously and, as soon as circumstances allowed, began the work of fortifying Georgia's coastline in earnest. The decisions he made, for better or worse, shaped the colony's early history and had much to do with its final southern border.
- Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/colonial-coastal-fortifications/
- Language:
- eng
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- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: "Colonial Coastal Fortifications," New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved [date]: http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org.
- Original Collection:
- Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.
- Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
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