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Originally built as a small triangular fort built on a bluff on the north branch of the Altamaha River. The main structure was a three story 26' square blockhouse that provided protection for the residents. There were several internal support buildings including a barracks, officer's quarters, a latrine and several smaller buildings. The whole complex was surrounded by a moat with a log palisade down the center of it backed by an earthtworks parapet. The blockhouse was sturdily built and provided protected firing positions for riflemen and small cannons and included a magazine on the lower level. | |||
== Current Status == | == Current Status == | ||
Reconstructed, period guns and mounts in place. | Reconstructed fort with a three story blockhouse, buildings, moat and palisade, period guns and mounts in place. | ||
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* [http://www.northamericanforts.com North American Forts - Fort King George] | * [http://www.northamericanforts.com/East/ga.html#king North American Forts - Fort King George] | ||
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Revision as of 06:44, 21 January 2010
Fort King George (1721-1734) - First established in 1721 by British troops commanded by Col. John Barnwell. Named after British King George. Abandoned in 1734.
Fort King George History
Originally built as a small triangular fort built on a bluff on the north branch of the Altamaha River. The main structure was a three story 26' square blockhouse that provided protection for the residents. There were several internal support buildings including a barracks, officer's quarters, a latrine and several smaller buildings. The whole complex was surrounded by a moat with a log palisade down the center of it backed by an earthtworks parapet. The blockhouse was sturdily built and provided protected firing positions for riflemen and small cannons and included a magazine on the lower level.
Current Status
Reconstructed fort with a three story blockhouse, buildings, moat and palisade, period guns and mounts in place.
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Location: Fort King George State Park, Darien, Georgia. Maps & Images Lat: 31.36490 Long: -81.41682 |
Sources:
- Roberts, Robert B., Encyclopedia of Historic Forts: The Military, Pioneer, and Trading Posts of the United States, Macmillan, New York, 1988, 10th printing, ISBN 0-02-926880-X, page 227
Links:
Visited: 20 Jan 2010
Fort King George Picture Gallery
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