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Fort Frederick State Park is a Maryland state park surrounding the restored Fort Frederick, a star fort active in the French and Indian War (1754 - 1763) and the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783). The park is south of the town of Big Pool on the Potomac River; the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal runs through the park grounds. The site was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1973. |
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Description: The fort is a large stone quadrangle with bastions at each corner. Each face of the curtain wall is about 179 feet long, 17.5 feet high and 3 feet thick at the base. The bastions project diagonally about 100 feet, are 4.5 feet thick at the base, and were filled with earth to provide a platform. The main gate is located in the center of the south curtain wall. Two of the three barracks buildings have been restored. The west barrack is reconstructed to its 1758 appearance, while the east barrack contains displays regarding the history of the fort. The north barrack, known as the Governor's House, has not been reconstructed. |
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Fort Frederick provides children with a variety of ways to get involved with history and nature. (The faces of the children in the below photo have been blurred out) |
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Below: "Hey Hey Hey! Look at me, I am so strong carrying two buckets of water" said Lee Duquette.
WAIT, there was NO water in the buckets. What a jokester he is! |
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Below: A sign
on the bulletin board outside the modern day store and souvenir shop. |
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