Georgia People
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Benjamin Hawkins
President George Washington appointed Benjamin Hawkins “Principal Temporary Agent for Indian Affairs South of the Ohio River” in 1796, a position he held until his death in 1816. Although Hawkins was agent to all Indians in the South, he chose to live among the Creek Indians at an Indian Agency that he built on the Flint River in what is now Crawford County.
Benjamin Hawkins in Georgia Map
The location of a Creek Indian Agency established by Benjamin Hawkins in 1796.
Horace King
Georgia covered bridges
A former slave, Horace King became the most important covered bridge builder in the Chattahoochee Valley and was elected to the Alabama State Legislature. Read a profile of King and learn more about the bridges he and his sons built, some of which are still in service. For a map showing Kings existing legacy in Georgia with directions to all of the sites, click here.
James Brown Statue
This life-size bronze statue of the Hardest Working Man in Show Business stands at James Brown Plaza on Broad Street at the north end of the Augusta Common.
The statue depicts Augusta native James Brown mid-career and captures him as so many remember seeing him on stage. It also honors Mr. Brown for his many musical achievements, including 1983 Georgia Music Hall of Fame Inductee, 1986 Rock’n‘Roll Hall of Fame Inductee, and 2003 Kennedy Center Honoree.