Frederica - Military Road
" The inhabitants of the town went
out on the 25th [September 1738] with
the General and cut a road through
the woods down to the soldiers fort..."
Gentleman's Magazine
January 1739
In front of you lies the trace of the historic
Military Road - a critical link between
Frederica and Fort St. Simons at the
southern tip of the island.
Townspeople and soldiers built the road,
hacking through six miles of thick woods
and marshes in three days. Since the work
was done without pay, General Oglethorpe
rewarded the workers with a round of drinks.
On July 7, 1742, Frederica's defenders
marched down this road and encountered
the Spanish grenadiers whom they defeated
at Gully Hole Creek and Bloody Marsh.
Marker can be reached from Frederica Drive.
Courtesy hmdb.org
