CITY OF HAWKINSVILLE (shipwreck)
National Register of Historic Places

CITY OF HAWKINSVILLE (shipwreck)

Old Town, Dixie County, Florida
Listed
May 30, 2001
Type
Site
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
01000533

About this property

City of Hawkinsville was a paddle steamer constructed in Georgia in 1886. Sold in 1900 to a Tampa, Florida company, it delivered cargo and lumber along the Suwannee River. Eventually rendered obsolete by the advent of railroads in the region, it was abandoned in the middle of the Suwannee in 1922. It became the third Florida Underwater Archaeological Preserve when it opened to the public in 1992. On May 31, 2001, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places as City of Hawkinsville (shipwreck). It is located in Dixie County, 100 yards south of the Old Town railroad trestle (which is part of the Nature Coast State Trail).

Location

Old Town, Dixie County, Florida
29.60760, -82.97069

Categories

COMMERCEMARITIME HISTORYTRANSPORTATIONARCHITECTUREHISTORIC - NON-ABORIGINAL
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Sources

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When was CITY OF HAWKINSVILLE (shipwreck) listed on the National Register?

CITY OF HAWKINSVILLE (shipwreck) was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 30, 2001.

What type of historic resource is CITY OF HAWKINSVILLE (shipwreck)?

CITY OF HAWKINSVILLE (shipwreck) is classified as a site in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for CITY OF HAWKINSVILLE (shipwreck)?

The period of significance for CITY OF HAWKINSVILLE (shipwreck) is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1886.

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