Historical Marker

“Hawkins Line”

Baldwin · Banks County · Erected 1953

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Also called the Four Mile Purchase Line, this 1804-1818 boundary marked land Georgia bought from the Cherokee to absorb Wofford's Settlement; it survives today as the Habersham-Banks county line.

About this site

“Hawkins Line” is a historical marker in Baldwin, Banks County, erected in 1953. It is one of 10 historical markers documented in Banks County, among 61 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 34.4898, -83.5328 near Baldwin. The nearest cataloged historic site is Battle of Narrows (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Mountain View Cemetery, Alto Congressional Holiness Church Cemetery, and B C Grant Baptist Church Cemetery.

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

📍 34.4898, -83.5328 · Baldwin, Banks County
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