Fort King George

Fort King George State Historic Site is a fort located in the U.S. state of Georgia in McIntosh County, adjacent to Darien. The fort was built in 1721 along what is now known as the Darien River and served as the southernmost outpost of the British Empire in the Americas until 1727. The fort was constructed in what was then considered part of the colony of South Carolina, but was territory later settled as Georgia. It was part of a defensive line intended to encourage settlement along the colony's southern frontier, from the Savannah River to the Altamaha River. Great Britain, France, and Spain were competing to control the American Southeast, especially the Savannah-Altamaha River region.

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1721 Website,  Wikimedia, Wikidata
Fort King George Museum; Fort King George State Historic Site
fort, heritage site, United States, United States, 

• National Register of Historic Places listed place page^@
• National Register of Historic Places page^@
• FortWiki page^@
• Starforts page^@
• Tripadvisor page^@
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Location: 31.3646, -81.4164, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,  
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  Invasion of Georgia ⓘ
  Campaign during the War of Jenkins' Ear

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  Battle of Bloody Marsh ⓘ
  1742 battle during the War of Jenkins' Ear

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  Battle of Gully Hole Creek ⓘ
  1742 battle during the War of Jenkins' Ear

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  Frederica naval action ⓘ
  small naval battle during the American Revolutionary War

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  Fort King George ⓘ
  heritage site in Darien, Georgia, USA  

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1721 Fort King George

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1742 Invasion of Georgia

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1742 Battle of Bloody Marsh

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1742 Battle of Gully Hole Creek

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1778 Frederica naval action

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West Darien Historic District in Darien, GA, US (25)

GA Darien Fort King George pano01

Ishnography of Fort King George 1722

John Barnwells Fort Plan 1722

John Barnwells Route to SSI with River Info

Fort King George Outerwork Plan 1726

Scouts Rowing Fort King George Boat

GA Darien Fort King George sawmill ruins02

GA Darien Fort King George07

GA Darien Fort King George02

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1742	Invasion of Georgia	military campaign	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1742	Battle of Bloody Marsh	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1742	Battle of Gully Hole Creek	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1778	Frederica naval action	Kingdom of Great Britain, naval battle	Wikidata
link	page		National Register of Historic Places listed place page@		Wikidata
link	page		National Register of Historic Places page@		Wikidata
link	page		FortWiki page@		Wikidata
link	page		Starforts page@		Wikidata
link	page		Tripadvisor page@		Wikidata
site	fort	1721	Fort King George	fort, heritage site	Wikidata
commons	image		West Darien Historic District in Darien, GA, US (25)		Commons
commons	image		GA Darien Fort King George pano01		Commons
commons	image		Ishnography of Fort King George 1722		Commons
commons	image		John Barnwells Fort Plan 1722		Commons
commons	image		John Barnwells Route to SSI with River Info		Commons
commons	image		Fort King George Outerwork Plan 1726		Commons
commons	image		Scouts Rowing Fort King George Boat		Commons
commons	image		GA Darien Fort King George sawmill ruins02		Commons
commons	image		GA Darien Fort King George07		Commons
commons	image		GA Darien Fort King George02		Commons