Hawkins-Davison Houses, Frederica, St. Simons Island, Georgia

The article recounts archaeological investigation and historical research into an 18th-century British frontier settlement on St. Simons Island, founded in 1736 to protect Georgia from Spanish Florida. It outlines the town's original layout, fortifications, lots and garden grants, inhabitants and trades, and the impact of military withdrawal after mid-century which led to its abandonment and reuse of building materials. The author discusses discovery of early maps and manuscript plans from 1736 and 1796, documentary sources that identified lot owners, and recent excavations of specific house lots that revealed postholes, wells, tabby and other structural remains, alongside preservation efforts that produced a national monument.