- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Fort Frederica
- Date of Original:
- 1905
- Subject:
- Fortification--Georgia--Saint Simons Island
Ordnance--Georgia--Saint Simons Island
Flags--Georgia--Saint Simons Island
Persons--Georgia--Saint Simons Island
Trees--Georgia--Saint Simons Island
Flagpoles--Georgia--Saint Simons Island
Fort Frederica (Ga.)
Barrier islands--Georgia - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Glynn County, Saint Simons Island, 31.15051, -81.36954
- Medium:
- black-and-white photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Fort Frederica, pictured in 1905, was built by James Oglethorpe on St. Simons Island in 1736. From the time of its establishment until 1749, the fort served as the headquarters for the British military on the Georgia coast.
Photograph of Fort Frederica, which was built by James Oglethorpe on St. Simons Island, Georgia in 1736. Two people are shown standing on the roof of the fort. A cannon stand in front of a fort wall, and a flag flies near the structure. From the time of its establishment until 1749, the fort served as the headquarters for the British military on the Georgia coast. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/geography-environment/st-simons-island/m-4658/
- Rights Holder:
- Courtesy of Coastal Georgia Historical Society. Please do not use any images without permission
Coastal Georgia Historical Society - Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-2633
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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