Fort Frederick State Park
Also known as: Fort FrederickSE of Big Pool near jct. of MD 56 and 44, Big Pool, Maryland
Photos
Fort Frederick
1. Historic American Buildings Survey Albert S. Burns, Photographer C. 1934, 1935. PERSPECTIVE SKETCH
Photo from the Historic American Buildings Survey
View photos at Library of Congress
Map
Coordinates:
+39.61079, -78.0037739°36'39" N, 78°00'14" W
Description
The Southern Colonies' largest and best preserved architectural example of an 18th-century frontier fort erected for frontier defense against Indians. It sheltered some 700 people during the 1763 Pontiac War, and, from 1777 to 1783, it served as a prisoner-of-war camp for captured British and German soldiers during the War for Independence. -- National Historic Landmark statement of significance, November 7, 1973
The Civilian Conservation Corps started restoration of the fort in the 1930s. The barracks were rebuilt in 1975 for the bicentennial.
National Register information
- Status
- Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on November 7, 1973
- Reference number
- 73000939
- Areas of significance
- Military; Architecture
- Level of significance
- National
- Evaluation criteria
- A - Event; C - Design/Construction
- Property type
- Structure
- Historic function
- Fortification
- Current function
- Park
- Period of significance
- 1750-1799
- Significant years
- 1775; 1783
- Number of properties
- Contributing structures: 1
Contributing sites: 3
Update Log
- May 28, 2015: Updated by Jim Allen: Added restoration note