Fort Frederica, Georgia
Fort Frederica is a National Monument run by the National Parks Service. It is more of a ruins than an actual fort these days and highlights the 1700’s when Georgia was settled by the British, through to 1742 when the British and Spanish clashed as part of Spain’s attempt to expand north from Florida. The British were successful in defending their land and the fort was disbanded shortly after then 1742 battle.
Walking through this fort was a big change from the Castillo de San Marcos that we saw the day before. The grounds were beautiful but it left a lot up to your imagination.
The visitors centre had some great artifacts of that time period. The best was a 1700’s drinking game that is the precursor to pinball. Games were how pubs differentiated themselves from each other to gain customers.
