Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)/Oglethorpe, Fort

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Edition of 1921; disclaimer. It seems more likely that it was named Fort Frederica and located on St. Simon's Island at the mouth of the Altamaha River in Georgia.

2581632Collier's New Encyclopedia — Oglethorpe, Fort

OGLETHORPE, FORT, a defensive structure erected by General Oglethorpe in 1737, on St. Simon's Island, Ala., near the mouth of the Alabama river. It was the scene of considerable fighting during the Revolution, as well as the War of 1812. Now in ruins.