Fort Frederica National Monument

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We visited Fort Frederica National Monument in Georgia. It was established in 1736 to help protect the British colonies from the Spanish in Florida.

An interactive map:

Entrance

Visitor center:

Visitor center

Model of the fort and town:

Model

Building foundations:

Building foundations
Building foundations

Ancient live oak tree:

Ancient live oak tree
Ancient live oak tree

Archaeology dig site:

Archaeology dig site

Foundations of the fanciest house in town:

Building foundations
Building foundations

Remains of the fort:

Fort

The fort info sign:

The fort info sign

Cannons:

Cannons
Cannon

Fort selfie:

Fort selfie
Fort
Fort
Fort

What happened?

What happened?

The barracks:

The barracks
The barracks

Reenactors:

Reenactor
Reenactor
Hut sweet hut
Reenactor

He and Jenn chatted for a while, explaining about the hut, his uniform, his gun, and more:

Reenactor

A fascinating visit.