Fort Frederica National Monument
| Fort Frederica National Monument | |
|---|---|
| Location | St. Simons Island, Georgia, USA |
| Nearest city | Brunswick, Georgia |
| Coordinates | 31°13′26″N 81°23′36″W / 31.22384°N 81.39324°W |
| Area | 284.49 acres (115.13 ha) |
| Authorized | May 26, 1936 |
| Visitors | 293,041 (in 2011) |
| Governing body | National Park Service |
| Website | Fort Frederica National Monument |
Fort Frederica in 2020 | |
| Nearest city | Brunswick, Georgia |
| Area | 218 acres (88.2 ha) |
| Built | 1736 |
| NRHP reference No. | 66000065 (original) 100005351 (increase) |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | October 15, 1966 |
| Boundary increase | July 23, 2020 |
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.
A town of up to 1,000 colonial residents had grown up outside the fort; it was laid out following principles of the Oglethorpe Plan for towns in the Georgia Colony. The town was named Frederica, after Frederick, Prince of Wales, son of King George II. The monument was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 15, 1966.