Colonel Benjamin Hawkins

Honors Benjamin Hawkins, the U.S. agent for Indian affairs south of the Ohio from 1796 until his 1816 death, who established the Creek Agency on the Flint River near here and promoted European-style farming among the Muscogee.

Colonel Benjamin Hawkins is a historical marker in Roberta, Crawford County, erected in 1931. It is one of 9 historical markers documented in Crawford County, among 62 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 32.7198, -84.0104 near Roberta. The nearest cataloged historic site is Clarence Moseley “Ribs” Peel (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include William Bartram Trail, Roberta City Cemetery, and Knoxville Cemetery.

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