BIG POOL — Most people in Washington County have heard of Fort Frederick. But did you know that other French and Indian War-era forts once covered the area? When making your way around Washington ...

BIG POOL, Md. (DC News Now) — If you happen to venture into western Maryland this extended holiday weekend and love American history, a visit to Fort Frederick will be well worth your while. The ...

BIG POOL — The towering stone walls that make up Fort Frederick were originally intended to protect Maryland's frontier settlers during the French and Indian War, but the site took on a different role ...

BIG POOL—In the annals of American History, the French and Indian War doesn't get quite the star status of other events. "This is overlooked and misunderstood," said Robert Ambrose, a ranger at Fort ...

It is difficult to imagine residents of the beautiful Lowcountry living under threat of war and desolation. Native Americans who inhabited the islands and forests of the region first felt it when ...

Port Royal officials say they want to increase access to the ruins of the historic Fort Frederick which is located on the grounds of the Naval Hospital Beaufort. Jonathan Dyer/The Beaufort Gazette ...

Danny Clopper will be cooking for 5,000 on Memorial Day weekend. Clopper will be making his country ham-and-bean soup over an open fire at the log-walled Tavern on the Potowmack as part of the 250th ...

The gates to a 280-year-old fort in Port Royal are opening to the public, and its grounds are being opened by archaeologists seeking artifacts. The S.C. Department of Natural Resources Heritage Trust ...

PORT ROYAL, S.C. — As a military bastion of the then-powerful British Empire, Fort Frederick on the South Carolina coast was a failure. The fort built of a concrete comprised of oyster shells and sand ...

Live oaks, oyster shell and the sea: Fort Frederick Heritage Preserve in Port Royal combines all of the elements of history, culture and nature in one easily-accessible site. Open to visitors ...