Fort King George Historic Site | park, fortification

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302 McIntosh Road
Darien, GA 31305
(912) 437-4770
gastateparks.org/info/ftkinggeorge/

From 1721 until 1736, Fort King George was the southern outpost of the British Empire in North America.

A cypress blockhouse, barracks and palisaded earthen fort were constructed in 1721 by scoutmen led by Colonel John "Tuscarora Jack" Barnwell.

For the next seven years, His Majesty's Independent Company garrisoned the fort. They endured incredible hardships from disease, threats of Spanish and Indian attacks, and the harsh, unfamiliar coastal environment.

After the fort was abandoned, General James Oglethorpe brought Scottish Highlanders to the site in 1736. The settlement, called Darien, eventually became a foremost export center of lumber until 1925.