Hawkinsville in Pulaski County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Slosheye Trail

Photographed by David Seibert, January 17, 2011

1. Slosheye Trail Marker

Inscription. Slosheye Trail was used by the Indians and white traders as an artery of travel as early as 1750 and extended from Hawkinsville on the Ocmulgee River to Drayton on the Flint River. This ancient trail passed through Hawkinsville over the present Commerce Street. A steady growth of traffic, at first Indians and then white settlers, gradually widened it into a road, it was valuable factor in South Georgia’s development and is now a link in the State’s highway system.

Erected by Works Progress Administration (WPA). (Marker Number 27 A-6.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Georgia Historical Society, and the Works Progress Administration (WPA) projects series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1750.

Location. 32° 16.993′ N, 83° 28.14′ W. Marker is in Hawkinsville, Georgia, in Pulaski County. It is at the intersection of Commerce Street (Georgia Route 26) and North Lumpkin Street, on the right when traveling east on Commerce Street. The marker stands in front of the Pulaski County Courthouse. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 141 Commerce Street, Hawkinsville GA 31036, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s 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.

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At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: To Our Confederate Soldiers (a few steps from this marker); Pulaski County (a few steps from this marker); Federal Pursuit (approx. 0.3 miles away); Old Hartford (approx. 0.9 miles away); De Soto Trail (approx. 1.4 miles away); The 1812 Soldiers (approx. 1.4 miles away); A $100,000 Reward (approx. 4 miles away); Bleckley County (approx. 9.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hawkinsville.

Photographed by David Seibert, January 17, 2011

2. Slosheye Trail Marker

Looking west on Commerce Street

Photographed by David Seibert, January 17, 2011

3. Slosheye Trail Marker

Looking east on Commerce Street, toward the Ocmulgee River

Photographed by David Seibert, 2011

4. Slosheye Trail Marker

The Pulaski County Courthouse, with the marker just visible to the left of the building.

Gen. Andrew Jackson’s Trail Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by David Seibert

5. Gen. Andrew Jackson’s Trail Marker

Located just south of the marker at the intersection of South Jackson Street (U.S. 129) and Broad Street (U.S. 319). General Andrew Jackson and his troops used this trail en route to Fort Hughes and Fort Scott during the First Seminole Indian War in 1818.

Photographed by David Seibert

6. Gen. Andrew Jackson’s Trail Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on February 17, 2011, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 1,562 times since then and 60 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on February 17, 2011, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. 5, 6. submitted on July 20, 2012, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.