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

Fort Hawkins

Photographed 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.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers • Wars, US Indian. In addition, it is included in the Georgia Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1806.

Location. 32° 50.967′ N,

Paid Advertisement

Click or scan to see
this page online

83° 36.683′ W. Marker is in Macon, Georgia, in Bibb County. It is at the intersection of Woolfolk Street and Smith Street, on the right when traveling west on Woolfolk Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Macon GA 31217, 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 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 walking distance of this marker: War of 1812 Bicentennial Celebration (here, next to this marker); Gen. James Edward Oglethorpe (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Fort Hawkins (within shouting distance of this marker); The Dunlap House (approx. half a mile away); Battles of Dunlap Farm (approx. 0.6 miles

Photographed by David Seibert, November 7, 2009

2. Fort Hawkins Marker

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

away); Paleo Indian Period 15000 B.C.E. - 8000 B.C.E. (approx. 0.6 miles away); Yaupon Holly (approx. 0.7 miles away); The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) 1933-1942 (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Macon.

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

Photographed by David Seibert, September 15, 2012

3. Fort Hawkins Marker

Photographed 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.

Photographed by David Seibert, September 15, 2012

5. Fort Hawkins Marker

The replica blockhouse is in the background.

Fort Hawkins image. Click for full size.

Photographed by David Seibert, November 7, 2009

6. Fort Hawkins

The replica blockhouse, built in 1937-38

Fort Hawkins Blockhouse image. Click for full size.

Photographed by David Seibert, September 15, 2012

7. Fort Hawkins Blockhouse

The south facade

Photographed by David Seibert, September 15, 2012

8. Fort Hawkins Blockhouse

The north facade

Fort Hawkins Cannon image. Click for full size.

Photographed by David Seibert, September 15, 2012

9. Fort Hawkins Cannon

Located at the blockhouse

Fort Hawkins Double-Hearth Fireplace image. Click for full size.

Photographed by David Seibert, September 15, 2012

10. Fort Hawkins Double-Hearth Fireplace

Uncovered during an archaeological excavation in 2005-2007.

Photographed by David Seibert, September 15, 2012

11. Fort Hawkins Double-Hearth Fireplace

<i>"Fort Hawkins", Block House No. 2, Macon, Ga., </i> image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Woodall, 1902

12. "Fort Hawkins", Block House No. 2, Macon, Ga.,

This is an earlier reconstruction of the block house, as the last original one was dismantled in 1883.

Credits. This page was last revised on March 11, 2019. It was originally submitted on November 9, 2009, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 3,484 times since then and 55 times this year. 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. 12. submitted on November 3, 2015. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.