- Collection:
- Georgia Historical Markers
- Title:
- War of 1812 Bicentennial Celebration historical marker
- Creator:
- Seibert, David, 1941-2020
- Date of Original:
- 1996/2014
- Subject:
- Historical markers--Georgia--Bibb County
Fortification--Georgia--Macon
Georgia--History--War of 1812 - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Bibb County, Macon, 32.84069, -83.6324
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Location: Woolfolk St. between Fort Hill and Maynard Sts., Macon
Text of marker: "WAR OF 1812 BICENTENNIAL CELEBRATION. As U.S. Army and Georgia Militia Headquarters, Fort Hawkins played a significant role in the War of 1812. The fort supplied all command and logistics support for the Southern Theatre and fort personnel participated directly in the Creek War and the Battle of New Orleans. Although a military stalemate, our Second War for Independence sealed America's freedom from British rule. During the burning of Washington, D.C., the plans and records of Fort Hawkins were presumably destroyed. Fort Hawkins is listed as an archaeological site on the National Register of Historic Places. PLACED BY THE MAJOR PHILIP COOK CHAPTER, NATIONAL SOCIETY UNITED STATES DAUGHTERS OF 1812 AND THE FORT HAWKINS COMMISSION" - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_ghm_war-of-1812-bicentennial-celebration
- Digital Object URL:
- http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ghm_war-of-1812-bicentennial-celebration
- Language:
- eng
- Rights Holder:
- Copyright held by David Seibert. Please contact markers@davidseibert.com about commercial reproduction and use
- Holding Institution:
- Digital Library of Georgia
- Rights:
-
