Fort Frederica National Monument

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Fort Frederica National Monument is a preserved 18th-century British colonial fort and town site on St. Simons Island, Georgia, commemorating its role in defending the southern frontier of the American colonies.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Fort Frederica National Monument canonical 13
Fort Frederica 6

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological site ⓘ
fort ⓘ
historic site ⓘ
national monument ⓘ
abandoned mid-18th century ⓘ
battleAssociatedWith Battle of Bloody Marsh ⓘ
Battle of Gully Hole Creek ⓘ
builtBy British colonists ⓘ
conflictAssociatedWith War of Jenkins' Ear ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
established 1936 ⓘ
establishedBy United States Congress ⓘ
features archaeological excavations ⓘ
earthwork remains ⓘ
reconstructed structures ⓘ
tabby ruins ⓘ
visitor center ⓘ
founded 1736 ⓘ
foundedAsFort Fort Frederica ⓘ
foundedBy James Oglethorpe ⓘ
garrisonedBy British troops ⓘ
Oglethorpe's Regiment of Foot ⓘ
governingBody U.S. National Park Service ⓘ
hasHeritageDesignation National Monument of the United States ⓘ
historicalEra 18th century ⓘ
British colonial period ⓘ
listedIn National Register of Historic Places ⓘ
locatedIn Georgia ⓘ
Glynn County, Georgia ⓘ
Southeastern United States ⓘ
St. Simons Island ⓘ
locatedNear Brunswick, Georgia ⓘ
locatedOnWaterbody Frederica River ⓘ
managedBy National Park Service ⓘ
namedAfter Frederica of Hanover ⓘ
NRHPType historic district ⓘ
offers interpretive programs ⓘ
walking trails ⓘ
openToPublic yes ⓘ
originalFunction military fortification ⓘ
planned town ⓘ
partOf U.S. National Park System ⓘ
purpose defense of the southern frontier of the British colonies in North America ⓘ
significance Anglo-Spanish rivalry in North America ⓘ
early urban planning in the Georgia colony ⓘ
military history of colonial Georgia ⓘ
townChartered Frederica ⓘ
townPopulationPeak about 1,000 inhabitants ⓘ

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Glynn County → hasHistoricSite → Fort Frederica National Monument ⓘ
Battle of Fort Frederica → hasSite → Fort Frederica ⓘ
linked to: Fort Frederica National Monument
Battle of Fort Frederica → presentDaySite → Fort Frederica National Monument ⓘ
Battle of Bloody Marsh → near → Fort Frederica ⓘ
linked to: Fort Frederica National Monument
Battle of Bloody Marsh → associatedFortification → Fort Frederica National Monument ⓘ
Golden Isles of Georgia → hasAttraction → Fort Frederica National Monument ⓘ
National Historic Landmarks in Georgia (U.S. state) → hasPart → Fort Frederica National Monument ⓘ
St. Simons Island → hasLandmark → Fort Frederica National Monument ⓘ
Glynn County, Georgia → contains → Fort Frederica National Monument ⓘ
Fort Frederica National Monument → foundedAsFort → Fort Frederica ⓘ
linked to: Fort Frederica National Monument
Spanish invasion of Georgia (1742) → defensivePosition → Fort Frederica ⓘ
linked to: Fort Frederica National Monument
Fort St. Simons → locatedNear → Fort Frederica ⓘ
linked to: Fort Frederica National Monument
Bloody Marsh Battle Site → near → Fort Frederica National Monument ⓘ
National Park Service areas in North Carolina → hasPart → Fort Frederica National Monument ⓘ
Sea Islands → hasProtectedArea → Fort Frederica National Monument ⓘ
Christ Church, Frederica → locatedNear → Fort Frederica National Monument ⓘ
Frederica River → flowsNear → Fort Frederica National Monument ⓘ
Frederica River → namedAfter → Fort Frederica ⓘ
linked to: Fort Frederica National Monument
Frederica River → nearHistoricSite → Fort Frederica National Monument ⓘ