Fort Frederica
| January 27, 1734 |
Heading South along the coast, Oglethorpe stops at St. Simon's Island, where he spends the night. It is during his stay on the island the Oglethorpe decides to build Fort St. Simon, Fort Frederica and New Inverness
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Fort Frederica |
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James Oglethorpe |
| February 19, 1736 |
Oglethorpe begins work on the fort that will anchor the town of Frederica
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Fort Frederica |
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James Oglethorpe |
| February 22, 1736 |
Oglethorpe crosses the bay from Frederica to Darien and visits the Highlanders in New Inverness. He approves the construction of a fort on the site of Fort King George and the name of the fort (Fort Darien). He allots land to the male heads of households for farming and lays out a city.
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Fort Frederica |
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James Oglethorpe |
| March 18, 1736 |
Oglethorpe heads south from Fort Frederica (St. Simons Island) to continue scouting the coast of Spanish-controlled Florida
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Fort Frederica |
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James Oglethorpe |
| March 23, 1736 |
Battery of cannon are mounted at Fort Frederica
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Fort Frederica |
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James Oglethorpe |
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Fort Frederica |
| March 23, 1736 |
Battery of cannon are mounted at Fort Frederica
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Fort Frederica |
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James Oglethorpe |
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Fort Frederica |
| July 25, 1736 |
Work begins on a road between Fort St. Simon and Fort Frederica. The road is usable in 3 days.
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Fort Frederica |
| October 10, 1738 |
Oglethorpe returns to Savannah from Frederica
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
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Fort Frederica |
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James Oglethorpe |
| October 25, 1738 |
Oglethorpe sets sail for Fort Frederica
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Fort Frederica |
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James Oglethorpe |
| October 23, 1739 |
England declares war on Spain. Commonly called the War of Jenkins Ear. Robert Jenkins lost his ear to Spanish raiders who boarded his ship, the Rebecca, in 1731. After addressing the Lower House in 1738, and holding up a bloody ear, war was declared on Spain.
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Fort Frederica |
| November 5, 1739 |
In preparation for war, Oglethorpe returns to Frederica
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Fort Frederica |
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James Oglethorpe |
| April 15, 1741 |
The Trustees divide Georgia into two counties, Savannah, with William Stephens as executive and Frederica, with James Oglethorpe as executive
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
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Fort Frederica |
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James Oglethorpe |
| July 7, 1742 |
Battle of Bloody Marsh
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Glynn County, Georgia |
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Fort Frederica |
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The Battle of Bloody Marsh |
| March 22, 1743 |
The magazine at Fort Frederica on St. Simons Island explodes.
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Fort Frederica |
| May 29, 1749 |
Oglethorpe's regiment at Frederica is disbanded
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Fort Frederica |
| May 26, 1936 |
Fort Frederica becomes part of the National Parks System
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Fort Frederica |
On St. Simons Island, Fort Frederica was a second fort built to protect English Georgia from an invasion by the Spanish
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