Historical Marker

The Rock Landing

Milledgeville · Baldwin County · Erected 1961

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The Story

Five miles south on the Oconee, the Rock Landing was a key river head and trading crossroads where, in 1789, U.S. envoys tried and failed to settle the bitter land dispute with Creek chief Alexander McGillivray and his warriors.

About this site

The Rock Landing is a historical marker in Milledgeville, Baldwin County, erected in 1961. It is one of 49 historical markers documented in Baldwin County, among 113 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 33.0846, -83.2098 near Milledgeville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Old Fort Fidius (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Campsite of Union Army, Barrowville, and Lockerly Arboretum.

This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

📍 33.0846, -83.2098 · Milledgeville, Baldwin County

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