Near Phenix City in Russell County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

U.S. Indian Agency of Benjamin Hawkins

Photographed by James L.Whitman, May 20, 2023

1. U.S.Indian Agency of Benjamin Hawkins Marker

Inscription. For several years after he was made Principal Agent to the Indians South of the Ohio in 1796, Benjamin Hawkins, friend of George Washington and Thomas Jefferson, located his agency to the Lower Creeks at Coweta Tallahassee. Here, Hawkins began to implement an ambitious "civilization" plan designed to make farmers, stockmen and weavers out of the Creek and Yuchi people. Hawkins had a garden well cultivated and planted, with a great variety of vegetables, fruits and vines, and an orchard of peach trees." He also raised aromatic herbs. Hawkins moved his, headquarters from the Chattahoochee to the Flint River in 1799. He died there in 1816.

Erected 2004 by the Chattahoochee Commission and the Phenix-City Russell County Chamber of Commerce.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1796.

Location. 32° 23.903′ N, 85° 0.279′ W. Marker is near Phenix City, Alabama, in Russell County. It is on Brickyard Road (County Road 61) 2 miles south of Kadlin Drive, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Phenix City AL 36869, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Columbus.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Black Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies:

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Coweta Tallahassee (within shouting distance of this marker); Early Brickyards (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Coweta Town (approx. 2½ miles away); Mount Olive Baptist Church (approx. 2.6 miles away); South Girard High School (approx. 2.7 miles away); Cusseta: A Center for International Diplomacy (approx. 2.8 miles away in Georgia); Daily Life in Cusseta (approx. 2.8 miles away in Georgia); Creek Agriculture (approx. 2.8 miles away in Georgia). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Phenix City.

Photographed by James L.Whitman, May 20, 2023

2. U.S.Indian Agency of Benjamin Hawkins Marker

Photographed by James L.Whitman, June 8, 2024

3. U.S. Indian Agency of Benjamin Hawkins Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 11, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 20, 2023, by James L.Whitman of Eufaula, Alabama. This page has been viewed 367 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 20, 2023, by James L.Whitman of Eufaula, Alabama. 3. submitted on June 8, 2024, by James L.Whitman of Eufaula, Alabama. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.