Milledgeville in Baldwin County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

The Rock Landing

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Photographed by David Seibert, September 5, 2010

1. The Rock Landing Marker

Inscription. Five miles south of this point is the Rock Landing at the head of navigation on the Oconee River and at the junction of the old Indian trading paths leading westward. In 1789 Pres. Washington sent Gen. Benjamin Lincoln here to treat with Chief Alexander McGillivray and 2000 Creek warriors and settle the Georgia-Creek controversy over cession of the trans-Ogeechee lands. Here also was the official residence of James Seagrove, appointed the first U.S. Indian agent to the Creeks in Sept., 1791. He distributed in 1792 from this point $13,000 worth of government food to Creeks suffering from crop failure.

Erected 1961 by Georgia Historical Commission. (Marker Number 005-22.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Wars, US Indian. In addition, it is included in the Georgia Historical Society series list. A significant historical month for this entry is September 1791.

Location. 33° 5.074′ N, 83° 12.587′ W. Marker is in Milledgeville, Georgia, in Baldwin County. It is at the intersection of Kings Road and Hancock Street (Georgia Route 22/24), on the right when traveling north on Kings Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Milledgeville GA 31061, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Antebellum Trail

and in the Piedmont.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

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 original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within

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walking distance of this marker: Old Fort Fidius (here, next to this marker); Campsite of Union Army (approx. 0.2 miles away); Alexis de Tocqueville (approx. 0.9 miles away); State House Square (approx. 0.9 miles away); Site of Fort Defiance (approx. 0.9 miles away); Old State Capitol (approx. 0.9 miles away); Milledgeville Confederate Monument (approx. 0.9 miles away); Troup-Clark Political Feud (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Milledgeville.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Provost Guard Campsite (was approx. 0.9 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by David Seibert, September 5, 2010

2. The Rock Landing Marker

Photographed by David Seibert, September 5, 2010

3. The Rock Landing Marker

The Rock Landing marker is on the left (a marker for Old Fort Fidius is on the right).

Photographed by David Seibert, September 5, 2010

4. The Rock Landing Marker

Looking north on Kings Road at the intersection with Georgia Highways 22 and 24

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 30, 2010, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 2,241 times since then and 66 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 30, 2010, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.