Fort Frederica was a fort on St. Simon’s Island that was destined to defend Georgia from a Spanish invasion. Fort Frederica was also the British military headquarters in the colonies. Fort Frederica was named after Frederick Louis, prince of Wales. The problem was there was already a Port Frederick in Port Royal, South Carolina so they used the female version of Frederick instead. Fort Frederica was made out of tabby (a building material used in the Southeast from the late 1500 to 1850s). Fort Frederica was very large compared to other forts nearby. In 1742, the Spanish attacked James Oglethorpe and his men, but the Spanish were defeated at the Battle of the Bloody Marsh.

What was Fort Frederica made out of?

Yamacraw Bluff is a bluff that’s on the bank of the Savannah River. Yamacraw Bluff was where the Yamacraw Indians. Yamacraw Bluff is probably best known as the place where James Edward Oglethorpe and the very first settlers arrived when the came to Georgia. Mary Musgrove served as translator between James Edward Oglethorpe and Tomochichi, the chief of the Yamaxraw Indians. Soon the trustee colony of Georgia was born, and Tomochichi and James Edward Oglethorpe became lifelong friends. This means that Yamacraw Bluff is an important part of Georgia’s early history.

Yamacraw Bluff was on the bank of which river?