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In September 1738, the inhabitants of Frederica went out with General Oglethorpe and cut a road through the woods to the soldiers fort, creating a critical link between Frederica and Fort St. Simons at the southern tip of the island. Townspeople and soldiers hacked the six-mile road through thick woods and marshes in three days, and because the work was done without pay, 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, defeating them at Gully Hole Creek and Bloody Marsh.
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