by
Phillip A. Gibbs, Tracie L. Provost, The Hawkinsville-Pulaski County Historical Society
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2008
Hawkinsville lies along the banks of the Ocmulgee River in the heart of Georgia�s wiregrass country. Surrounded by some of the state�s most fertile cotton lands, the city became an important commercial center soon after its incorporation in 1836. By the eve of the Civil War, Hawkinsville boasted...