Fort Wilkinson

{{short description|Fort in Milledgeville, Georgia}}

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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 through the United States factory.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ulOUAGGnQjcC&pg=PA114 |title=History of Wilkinson County [Georgia]|last1=Davidson|last2=Davidson|first2=Victor|date=June 2009|publisher=Genealogical Publishing Com|isbn=9780806346816|language=en}}{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DC8UAAAAYAAJ&q=Fort+Wilkinson+marker |title=Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society|date=1937|publisher=The Society|language=en}}

The marker is located on Fort Wilkinson Road.{{Cite web|url=https://georgiahistory.com/ghmi_marker_updated/fort-wilkinson/|title=Fort Wilkinson|website=Georgia Historical Society|language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-19}} The 1802 Treaty of Fort Wilkinson deals with relations with the Creek.{{Cite web|url=https://georgiainfo.galileo.usg.edu/topics/history/article/antebellum-era-1801-1860/treaty-of-fort-wilkinson|title=History – 1802 Treaty of Fort Wilkinson – GeorgiaInfo|website=georgiainfo.galileo.usg.edu|access-date=2019-08-19}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.visitmilledgeville.org/culture/history/civil-war/|title=Civil War|website=www.visitmilledgeville.org|language=en-us|access-date=2019-08-19}} In 1807, the garrison was moved to Ft. Hawkins on the Ocmulgee River. {{Cite web | url=https://georgiahistory.com/ghmi_marker_updated/fort-wilkinson/ | title=Fort Wilkinson }}