Place:Fort Wilkinson
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Short description: Fort in Milledgeville, Georgia
Fort Wilkinson was a U.S. fort near Milledgeville, Georgia established in 1797 near the Oconee River. It supplanted Fort Fidius. A historical marker commemorates the site. The fort carried out trading relations with Creek peoples.[1][2]
The marker is located on Fort Wilkinson Road.[3] The 1802 Treaty of Fort Wilkinson deals with relations with the Creek.[4][5] In 1807, the garrison was moved to Ft. Hawkins on the Ocmulgee River. [6]
References
- ↑ Davidson; Davidson, Victor (in en). History of Wilkinson County [Georgia]. Genealogical Publishing Com. ISBN 9780806346816. https://books.google.com/books?id=ulOUAGGnQjcC&pg=PA114.
- ↑ (in en) Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society. The Society. 1937. https://books.google.com/books?id=DC8UAAAAYAAJ&q=Fort+Wilkinson+marker&dq=Fort+Wilkinson+marker.
- ↑ "Fort Wilkinson" (in en-US). https://georgiahistory.com/ghmi_marker_updated/fort-wilkinson/.
- ↑ "History – 1802 Treaty of Fort Wilkinson – GeorgiaInfo". https://georgiainfo.galileo.usg.edu/topics/history/article/antebellum-era-1801-1860/treaty-of-fort-wilkinson.
- ↑ "Civil War" (in en-us). https://www.visitmilledgeville.org/culture/history/civil-war/.
- ↑ https://georgiahistory.com/ghmi_marker_updated/fort-wilkinson/