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APPENDICES


TABLE OF CONTENTS

    I.   Federal Road Maps

   II.   Selected Fort Hawkins Histories

  III.   Fort Hawkins Topography

 IV.   Fort Hawkins Block

  V.   National Park Service Loan Agreement

 VI.   Blockhouse Replica Inventory

 VII.  Vann Tavern and Fort Site Position

VIII.  Tavern Floor Plan and Visitor Center Plan

 IX.   Beattie Mural with Fort Hawkins

X.     Phased Property Acquisition Map

XI.    Public Program Schedule

XII.   Capital Outlay Budget












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Appendix II

SELECTED FORT HAWKINS HISTORIES

1. Anderson, Nancy B.; 1979; Macon -A Pictorial History

2. Butler, John C.; 1879; Historical Record of Macon and Central Georgia

3. Comer, Harriet; 1923 w/1999 edit; Macon -The First One Hundred Years

4. Carrillo, Richard F.; 1971; Exploratory Excavations at Fort Hawkins,
     Macon Georgia: an Earlv Nineteenth Centurv Militarv Outpost

5. DeVorsey, L., Jr. and J.C. Waters; 1973; UGA "Fort Hawkins Study"

6. Elliott, Daniel T.; 2007; Fort Hawkins History and Archaeology

7. Etheridge, Robbie; 2003; Creek Countrv -The Creek Indians and Their World

8. Hawkins, Benjamin; 2003 edit by H. Thomas Foster II; 
    The Collected Works of Benjamin Hawkins, 1796-1810

9. Holland, F. Ross; 1970; NPS "Fort Hawkins Frontier Fort, Ocmulgee National Monument"

10. Klingelhofer, Eric and Tom Scott, Douglas Steeples; 1996; MU
       "Preliminary Findings Toward A Civic Dialogue Concerning the Restoration of Fort Hawkins"

11. Knight, Lucian Lamar; 1914; "Fort Hawkins -The Cradle of Macon"

12. Long, Catherine; 2007; "More Than A Fort -SGA Lesson Plan #10"

13. McKay, John J.; 1966; "Fort Hawkins -Wilderness Stronghold"

14. Mattison, Ray. H.;1946; GHQ "The Creek Trading Post: From Colerain to Fort Hawkins"

15. Wilcox, Dianne Dent; 1999; Fort Hawkins and Frontier Georgia. 2nd Edition-Southeast America's
      19th Century Peoples. Places and Personalities

16. Willey, Gordon R.; 1936; "Report of Fort Hawkins Excavations"

17. Young, Ida and Julius Gholson, Clara NeIl Hargrove; 1950; History of Macon, Georgia


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Appendix VI.

 BLOCKHOUSE REPLICA INVENTORY
 

1.    Glass Case Collection

                        1.  “Items Found By Archeologist Near Fort Hawkins” w/ 27 items

                        2.  “Trading Post” exhibit w/ 28 items

                        3.  “Village of Fort Hawkins” exhibit w/ 50+ items

                        4.  “Native Americans” exhibit w/ 60 items

                        5.  “Fort Hawkins Community Memorabilia” exhibit w/ 35 items

                        6.  ”Fort Hawkins Papers” exhibit w/ 32 items

 

2.    Framed Collection

                        1.  Jonathan Halsted Family History

                        2.  Old Fields map

                        3.  Early Georgia Map

                        4.  Ocmulgee National Monument

                        5.  Antique Macon City Flag

                        6.  DAR Georgia Map & WWI Veterans Tribute

                        7.  Daughters of War 1812 Veterans Plaque

                        8.  Blockhouse Replica Photograph

                        9.  Fort artwork by Dianne Wilcox

                      10.  Fort artwork “Macon – Then & Now” by Anni Moller

                      11.  Battle of Autossee/ 2007 Archaeology Month Poster

                      12.  Star spangled banner reproduction

                      13.  Enlarged Irvine Illustration

                      14.  Col. Benjamin Hawkins profile

                      15.  Map of today’s Muscogee Creek Nation

                      16.  Muscogee Creek Nation Facts

                      17.  Indian Springs Hotel

                      18.  Fort Oil Painting by Dr. Bob Cramer

                      19.  “Indian Cession In Georgia” Map by Dr. Bob Cramer

                      20.  Fort artwork by student Sarah Gegogeine

                      21.  Bird Effigy Pipe (orange)

                      22.  The First Indians (orange)

                      23.  Great Temple Mound (orange)

                      24.  Ocmulgee National Monument & Fort Hawkins on wood

                      25.  “Indians” w/ three photographs

                      26.  “Settlers” w/ three photographs

                      27.  “Fort Hawkins – Where It All Began” by Alix Anderson

                      28.  Fort Hawkins rendering by Russell Claxton

                      29.  July 4th 2002 china shard collection of Meghan Reich (9)

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3.    Fort Model and School Project Collection

                        1.  Ten fort models displayed

                        2.  Ten school projects displayed

 

4.    Fort Furniture

                        1. Four primitive benches

                        2. Four blue metal chairs

                        3. Four folding tables

                        4. Halstead Desk

                        5. Brass Easel

                        6. Small Storage Cabinet

                        7. Portable 10’ X 10’ tent

 

5.   Temporary Exhibits

                        1.  Fort Artifact Surface Collection with 1600+ items on 1st floor

                        2.  Plexiglas fort photos and drawings on 1st floor

                        3.  Fort “Cornerstone: exhibit on 1st floor

                        4.  1971 Dig blueprint on 1st floor

                        5.  Fort Hawkins School exhibit on 1st floor

                        6.  Soldier’s Life on 2nd floor

                        7.  Storytelling Area on 3rd floor

                        8.  Three scrapbooks (2 FHC & 1 DAR)

                        9.  Three Fort Promotions (2 books & 1 calendar)

                      10.  SGA Conference Fort Exhibits

                      11.  “Columbia 6-pounder Cannon” text & 6-pound cannonball

                      12.  KMBBC/CBF Crystal Bowl 2007 Environmental Award to FHC 

                      13.  Resale Items

 

6.  Other Fort Items

                        1.  Bust of Benjamin Hawkins

                        2.  Creek Indian mannequin

                        3.  Large Cast Iron Wash Pot

                        4.  Modern Macon City Flag

                        5.  Large Fort Conjecture on wood

 

7.  Outside Items

                        1.  Original fort six pounder brass cannon “Old Gun”

                        2.  Fort Hawkins State Historic Marker

                        3.  Three wooden picnic tables

                        4.  “Fort Hawkins 1806” routed sign on Emery Highway

                        5.  Fort Hawkins local contact metal sign on Woolfolk Street

                        6.  “Adopt-A-Spot” signs on Fort Hill & Maynard Streets  

                        7.  Three outdoor flags w/ one w/ 15 stars

                        8.  Rented Portable Toilet and Hand Washing Machine

           




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PO Box 7344, Macon, GA 31209-7344
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Updated October 2022