Fort St. Simons
On this site Fort St.Simons was built by
English troops under command of General
James Edward Oglethorpe in 1783. It guarded
the entrance to the Frederica River through
which ships must pass to reach Fort Frederica.
With nearby Delegal's Fort, it turned the
southern tip of St. Simons Island into Georgia's
most heavily fortified area. Fort St. Simons
was destroyed by Spanish soldiers in 1742.
Marker is on 12th Street, on the right when traveling south.
Courtesy hmdb.org
