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This remnant is all that time has spared of the citadel of the town of Frederica built by General Oglethorpe A.D. 1736 As an outpost against The Spanish in Florida
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" There are barracks in the town onthe north side,ninety feet square, built of tappy,covered by cypress shingles; and a handsometower over the gateway...."London Magazine October 23, 1747 At the time of the Spanish attack in 1742, about 200 Bri…
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" In the morning, Mr. Oglethorpe beganto mark out a fort with four bastions, andtaught the men how to dig the ditch, andraise and turf the rampart."Francis Moore1736 A Voyage to Georgia General Oglethorpe chose this site forFrederica's fort. …
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In 1736, on this historic site, Fort Frederica was constructed by the early settlers of the Colony of Georgia under General James Edward Oglethorpe. It was the strongest fortification built by Great Britain on American soil and its purpose was to …
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Mary Musgrove Matthews " has alwaysbeen in great esteen with the General,... forbeing half Indian by extract, she had a very great influence upon many of them, particulary the Creek Nation...."William StephensFebruary 22, 1740 In 1743, Mary Mus…
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John Calwell, the candlemaker, " hadbuilt lately a large house of three storiedhigh which was looked on to be the best in town, with storehouses, etc. for carrying on the trade..."Journal of William StephensJune 25, 1745 During its short histor…
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" Some houses are built entirely of brick, someof brick and wood, some few of tappy-work; butmost of the meaner sort of wood only." London Magazine 1745 When Frederica was established in 1736, eachfreeholder was given a lot 60 foot wide by 90fe…
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" Frederica is situated on the Island ofSt. Simons, in the middle of an Indianfield where our people found 30 or 40acres cleared by them."Francis Moore 1736 A Voyage to Georgia The first british settlers landed here onFebruary 18, 1736-forty yea…
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This congregation was established as a mission of the Church of England in February, 1736. The Rev. Charles Wesley, ordained priest of that Church, conducted the first services in the chapel within the walls of Fort Frederica. The Rev. John Wesley…
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After midnight on April 8, 1942, the German submarine U-123 was in position off the St. Simons Island sea buoy. Minutes later it chased and torpedoed two tankers, the Oklahoma and Esso Baton Rouge, killing twenty-two crew members. Survivors were b…
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