Where Empires Collided: Fort Frederica National Monument

Stone ruins of Fort Frederica National Monument on St. Simons Island, Georgia, overlooking the marsh and river, with a live oak tree draped in Spanish moss and a British flag flying nearby.

Some places don’t announce their importance. They don’t rise up as towering ruins or overwhelm you with monuments and markers. Instead, they sit quietly—fields, foundations, fragments—waiting for someone to pause long enough to listen. Fort Frederica National Monument is one of those places. At first glance, it looks like little more than a peaceful patch … Read more