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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1806-1828) - A U.S. Army post and Indian Factory established in 1806 by Colonel [[Benjamin Hawkins]] in Bibb County, Georgia. Named | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' (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. | ||
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Revision as of 17:42, 22 February 2012
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.
Fort Hawkins History
Current Status
Part of Fort Hawkins City Park in Macon, Bibb County, Georgia. Includes a 1930s reproduction of the southeastern blockhouse on the exact site.
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Location: Fort Hawkins City Park in Macon, Bibb County, Georgia. Maps & Images Lat: 32.849177 Long: -83.611413 |
Sources:
- Roberts, Robert B., Encyclopedia of Historic Forts: The Military, Pioneer, and Trading Posts of the United States, Macmillan, New York, 1988, 10th printing, ISBN 0-02-926880-X, page 225
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