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== History == | ==History of {{PAGENAME}}== | ||
Fort Hawkins was built out as a stockaded post with two blockhouses on opposite corners, a southeast, and a northwest blockhouse. The site occupied about one and a half acres and was enclosed by a hewn log stockade. The fort was designed as a trading center and Indian factory and used as a negotiation center. | Fort Hawkins was built out as a stockaded post with two blockhouses on opposite corners, a southeast, and a northwest blockhouse. The site occupied about one and a half acres and was enclosed by a hewn log stockade. The fort was designed as a trading center and Indian factory and was used as a negotiation center. | ||
The fort's trading activities moved to [[Fort Mitchell (3)|Fort Mitchell]] in 1815 and the military activities were moved to [[Fort Smith]] by 1819. The fort then became the center of the community. | The fort's trading activities moved to [[Fort Mitchell (3)|Fort Mitchell]] in 1815 and the military activities were moved to [[Fort Smith]] by 1819. The fort then became the center of the community. | ||
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(M) 32.84951, -83.6116, Fort Hawkins Marker | |||
(V) 32.84857, -83.611987, Visitor Center | |||
(B) 32.849056, -83.611219, Blockhouse | |||
(F) 32.849177, -83.611413, Fort Hawkins | (F) 32.849177, -83.611413, Fort Hawkins | ||
(1806-1828) | (1806-1828) | ||
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* Elevation: 460.' | * Elevation: 460.' | ||
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'''See Also:''' | |||
* [[Fort Mitchell (3)|Fort Mitchell]] | |||
* [[Fort Smith]] | |||
'''Sources:''' | '''Sources:''' | ||
Latest revision as of 09:07, 17 March 2019
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Fort Hawkins (1806-1828) - A U.S. Army post and Indian Factory established in 1806 by Colonel Benjamin Hawkins in Bibb County, Georgia. Named for Colonel Benjamin Hawkins, who served as the U.S. Agent for Indian Affairs south of the Ohio River (1796-1816). Decommissioned in 1828.
History of Fort HawkinsFort Hawkins was built out as a stockaded post with two blockhouses on opposite corners, a southeast, and a northwest blockhouse. The site occupied about one and a half acres and was enclosed by a hewn log stockade. The fort was designed as a trading center and Indian factory and was used as a negotiation center. The fort's trading activities moved to Fort Mitchell in 1815 and the military activities were moved to Fort Smith by 1819. The fort then became the center of the community. Current StatusPart of Fort Hawkins City Park in Macon, Bibb County, Georgia. Includes a 1930s reproduction of the southeastern blockhouse on the exact site. The site is fenced off and not open to the public.
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Links: Visited: 1 Feb 2018
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