Fort Hawkins Marker

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Macon in Bibb County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Fort Hawkins

By David Seibert, September 15, 2012

1. Fort Hawkins Marker

Inscription. Fort Hawkins was established at this site in 1806 on the eastern bank of the Ocmulgee River at the border of the Muskogee Creek Nation. The location was chosen by the fort’s namesake, Benjamin Hawkins, who served as the U.S. Agent for Indian Affairs South of the Ohio River from 1796-1816. Located along the old Federal Road linking the Georgia interior to ports at Mobile and New Orleans, the fort served as a military supply point and a frontier trading post. The fort was decommissioned in 1828 as the frontier moved further west. The replica southeast blockhouse was erected by the Nathaniel Macon Chapter NSDAR in 1937-1938. The community that developed around the fort would eventually become the city of Macon.

Erected 2007 by Georgia Historical Society and Fort Hawkins Commission. (Marker Number 11-5.)

Location. 32° 50.967′ N, 83° 36.683′ W. Marker is in Macon, Georgia, in Bibb County. Marker is at the intersection of Woolfolk Street and Smith Street, on the right when traveling west on Woolfolk Street. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Macon GA 31217, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. War of 1812 Bicentennial Celebration (here, next to this marker); Gen. James Edward Oglethorpe (within shouting distance of this marker); Battles of Dunlap Farm (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Dunlap House (approx. half a mile away); William Bartram Trail (approx. 0.7 miles away); Central City College/Georgia Baptist College (approx. 0.8 miles away); De Soto in Georgia (approx. 1.1 miles away); Christ Church (approx. 1.1 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Macon.

By David Seibert, November 7, 2009

2. Fort Hawkins Marker

The marker and replica of Fort Hawkins, in a fenced-off area

More about this marker. The area around the Fort Hawkins marker and the recreated blockhouse is fenced off and not normally open.

By David Seibert, September 15, 2012

3. Fort Hawkins Marker

By David Seibert, September 15, 2012

4. Fort Hawkins Marker

A marker, erected in 2012 for the War of 1812 Bicentennial Celebration, stands next to the Fort Hawkins marker.

By David Seibert, September 15, 2012

5. Fort Hawkins Marker

The replica blockhouse is in the background.

By David Seibert, November 7, 2009

6. Fort Hawkins

The replica blockhouse, built in 1937-38

Fort Hawkins Blockhouse Photo, Click for full size

By David Seibert, September 15, 2012

7. Fort Hawkins Blockhouse

The south facade

By David Seibert, September 15, 2012

8. Fort Hawkins Blockhouse

The north facade

Fort Hawkins Cannon Photo, Click for full size

By David Seibert, September 15, 2012

9. Fort Hawkins Cannon

Located at the blockhouse

Fort Hawkins Double-Hearth Fireplace Photo, Click for full size

By David Seibert, September 15, 2012

10. Fort Hawkins Double-Hearth Fireplace

Uncovered during an archaeological excavation in 2005-2007.

By David Seibert, September 15, 2012

11. Fort Hawkins Double-Hearth Fireplace

Credits. This page originally submitted on November 9, 2009, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 1,708 times since then. Last updated on September 17, 2012, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. Photos: 1. submitted on September 19, 2012, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. 2. submitted on November 9, 2009, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. 3, 4, 5. submitted on September 19, 2012, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. 6. submitted on November 9, 2009, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. 7, 8, 9, 10, 11. submitted on September 19, 2012, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.