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| - How many people lived here? Approximately 800-1000 people at its peak.
- Who’s buried in the cemetery? It is unknown who is buried in the cemetery and how many people are buried in it.
- Who is Oglethorpe? James E. Oglethorpe was the founder of Georgia and Frederica
- What is Frederica’s time period? 1736-1758
- Where did the Wesley’s preach? There was no church in Frederica town, so they preached under the trees and occasionally in the storehouse of the fort.
- Who were the Indians that lived here? During Frederica’s time, it was the Yamacraw, a group of Creeks.
- Were the English the first to live here? No, Spanish Missionaries and Gualdalquini Indians lived here prior to the British.
- Why is the fort on this side of the island? It was very easy to defend the fort, situated on a bend in the Frederica River.
- Were the trees here at that time? No, the land had been cleared previously by the Indians.
- What type of orange tree is planted at Frederica? Seville
- What is Spanish moss? An air plant related to the pineapple
- What is Bloody Marsh? One of two battles which took place July 7, 1742 on. It was a British victory.
- Who is Frederica? The town and fort were named after Frederick the Prince of Wales.
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