Hawkinsville Chapter, NSDAR
Welcome to Georgia, The "Peach"
State!
Georgia's Motto:
Wisdom, Justice, and
Moderation
The music you are
listening to is "Tara," the theme from
the greatest movie of all
times,"Gone With The Wind"!
Georgia's Cherokee Rose - In 1916, with the support of the Georgia Federation of Women’s Clubs, the Cherokee Rose was named the state floral emblem. The name "Cherokee Rose" is a local designation derived from the Cherokee Indians who widely distributed the plant.
Georgia's State Flag - The present flag was designed by John Sammons Bell, an Atlanta attorney, and was adopted as the official state flag of Georgia in 1956. One third of the flag nearest the staff is a vertical band of blue displaying the Georgia coat-of-arms. The remainder of the flag is the Battle Flag of the Confederacy.
Georgia's Live Oak Tree - In 1937, the live oak was adopted as the official tree at the request of the Edmund Burke Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. It flourishes along the coastal plains and on the islands where the first settlers made their homes. Many famous Georgians, as early as General James Oglethorpe, were able to enjoy its beauty.
Georgia's State Song - "Georgia On My Mind"
Melodies bring memories that linger in my heart. Make me think of Georgia; Why did we ever part? Some sweet day when blossoms fall and all the world’s a song, I’ll go back to Georgia ‘cause that’s where I belong.
Georgia, Georgia, the whole day through. Just an old sweet song keeps Georgia on my mind.
Georgia, Georgia, a song of you comes as sweet and clear as moonlight through the pines.
Other arms reach out to me; other eyes smile tenderly. Still in peaceful dreams I see the road leads back to you. Georgia, Georgia, no peace on earth I find. Just an old sweet song keeps Georgia on my mind.
Hawkinsville, Georgia
Hawkinsville is filled
with many historic sites and an unusual number of Victorian and antebellum
homes, many of which are in a magnificent state of repair and can at times
be visited during a "Tour of Homes" presentation. Hawkinsville, with its
winding roads, gentle hills, magnolia-scented breezes, and the softly
flowing Ocmulgee River, provides the perfect family-oriented setting for
its residents and visitors in the Magnolia Midlands of central
Georgia.
Pulaski County was originally the capital of the Creek
Indian Confederacy, where, due to the abundance of wildlife along the
Ocmulgee River, Indians inhabited the area until the turn of the
nineteenth century. Hawkinsville was named after General Benjamin Hawkins,
a Princeton man who was a Revolutionary War hero, a member of Continental
Congress, and, more importantly, the General Superintendent and chief
treaty-maker of all Indian tribes south of the Ohio River. He was known as
the "Beloved Man of Four Nations."
In addition to the above items of interest, Hawkinsville and Pulaski County have a number of other visitor attractions which include a new state-of-the-art golf course, antique shopping, Gooseneck Farms’ "Nut House" (out-of-this-world pecan specialty treats), and the Black Swan Inn, a beautiful, historic bed and breakfast inn. The Hawkinsville area is known for its cotton, peanuts, pecans, and peaches. Hawkinsville is also known nationwide for its Harness Racing Training Facility. The Harness Racing Festival is held each year in early April with racing, barbeque cook-offs, and plenty of arts and crafts!
If you are in our neck of the woods, be sure to stop by and ask about the following historic sites:
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St. Luke's Episcopal Church |
Corner of South Dooley and Broad streets |
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Taylor Hall |
Kibbee Street |
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The Arnold Home |
324 Kibbee Street |
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The Black Swan Inn |
411 Progress Avenue |
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The Charles Home |
South Dooley Street |
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The Coney-Joiner House |
417 Commerce Street |
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The Dent Home |
Corner of Merritt and South Dooley Street |
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The First United Methodist Church |
Corner of Merritt and South Dooley |
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The First United Methodist Church Parsonage |
Merritt Street |
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The Jelks-Dent Home |
Corner of Merritt and Liberty streets |
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The McAllister-Anderson Home |
328 Kibbee Street |
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The Merritt-Ragan-Usry Home |
316 Merritt Street |
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The Old Hawkinsville Hotel |
Corner of Commerce and Lumpkin streets |
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The Old Opera House |
Corner of Lumpkin & Liberty streets |
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The Pulaski County Courthouse |
Corner of Commerce and Lumpkin streets |
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The R. G. Way Home |
113 South Jackson Street |
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The Snowden-Bembry-Robertson Home |
South Jackson Street |
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The Sparrow Home |
Commerce Street |
This page last updated 11/01/2008
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