Fort Frederick Heritage Preserve

Fort Frederick Heritage Preserve in Port Royal, South Carolina, protects the archaeological remains of Fort Frederick, or Fort Prince Frederick, a small British colonial fort built between 1730 and 1734 to help defend against a possible attack from Spanish Saint Augustine, Florida. On the Beaufort River, it guarded the river approach with a battery and cannon and at times housed provincial scout boats. Built of tabby and believed to be South Carolina’s oldest tabby structure, the fort contained barracks and a magazine and was first garrisoned by British regulars until 1736. The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974 and opened to the public in 2021.

Port Royal, South Carolina · United States