Fort Frederica National Monument, Saint Simons Island

Name: Fort Frederica National Monument
Address: Off Frederica Rd. just past Christ Episcopal Church, Saint Simons Island, United States
Telephone: +1 912-638-3639

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Fort Frederica National Monument, Saint Simons Island

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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. About 630 British troops were stationed at the fort. ()

Alternative names: Visitors per year: 293 thous.Coordinates: 31°13'26"N, 81°23'36"W

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Off Frederica Rd. just past Christ Episcopal ChurchSaint Simons Island United States

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+1 912-638-3639

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Fort Frederica National Monument – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: East Beach Station, Lanier's Oak, Mildred Huie Plantation Museum at Mediterranean House, Christ Church Frederica - St. Simons Island.

5.5 miS
Museum, Military museum, Beach
East Beach Station, Saint Simons Island
141 min walk • East Beach Station is a station of the U.S. Coast Guard in St. Simons, Georgia, United States, located at 4201 1st Street. It was built in 1936 as a part of the Works Progress Administration initiated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
6.9 miSW
Tree
Lanier's Oak, Brunswick
177 min walk • Lanier's Oak is a historic Southern live oak tree in Brunswick, Georgia. It is named after poet Sidney Lanier.
4 miS
31°9'59"N • 81°23'9"W
Mildred Huie Plantation Museum at Mediterranean House, Saint Simons Island
102 min walk • Museum, Specialty museum
0.4 miSE
31°13'13"N • 81°23'17"W
Christ Church Frederica - St. Simons Island, Saint Simons Island
10 min walk • Church
3.9 miSE
Locality
Sea Island
101 min walk • Sea Island is a privately owned, unincorporated area of Glynn County, Georgia, and is part of the Golden Isles of Georgia, which include St. Simons Island, Jekyll Island, Little St. Simons Island, and the mainland city of Brunswick. The well-visited seaside resort island is located along the Atlantic Coast just east of St. Simons Island.
7.4 miSW
Neighbourhood
Windsor Park Historic District, Brunswick
188 min walk • Windsor Park Historic District is a historic district in Brunswick, Georgia, that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is the area bounded by Lanier Blvd. Walnut Ave. Gloucester St. and Magnolia St.
4.3 miS
Neighbourhood
Jewtown, Saint Simons Island
109 min walk • Jewtown is an unincorporated community on St. Simons Island in Glynn County, Georgia, United States.
4.9 miNW
Neighbourhood
Glynco, Brunswick
126 min walk • Glynco is an area in Glynn County, Georgia located on the northwestern edge of Brunswick, Georgia. Glynco is a portmanteau of the words "Glynn County".