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time of the first settlement of Newtown (now forming part of Macon), on the east bank of the Ocmulgee, three-quarters of a mile from the fort."

This fort was named after Col. Benjamin Hawkins, a revolutionary patriot, who was born in North Carolina in 1754. He was educated at Princeton, and becoming a personal friend of Washington, acted as an interpreter in his intercourse with the French officers of his army. He served North Carolina as representative in both houses of congress. In 1795 Washington appointed him agent for superintending all the Indians south of the Ohio, an office he held until his death, in 1816. "Although a man of wealth, he took up his residence among the Creeks, and devoted all his energies to their improvement. He established a large farm, built mills, houses, wagons, and made implements of all sorts suited to the demands of the country. The celebrated French general Moreau, when an exile in America, paid a visit to Col. Hawkins at the agency. After leaving him he said he was the most remarkable man he had met in America. The Georgia Historical Society have published several volumes of his manuscripts."

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The following inscriptions are copied from monuments in Rose Hill cemetery, about half a mile above the city, on the banks of the Ocmulgee, which rise here abruptly to the hight of 140 feet above the bed of the river. location is thickly wooded, and its uneven surface, tastefully laid out, presenting a scene of uncommon beauty:

Sacred to the memory of CHARLES BULLOCK, first senator in the state legislature from Bibb county, Ga.; died Sept. 10, 1829, aged 45 years.

OLIVER HILLHOUSE PRINGE and MARY R. PRINGE, who perished in the wreck of the steamship Home, Oct. 9, 1837. "They were lovely and pleasant in their lives, and in their death they were not divided." This tablet is erected to perpetuate the beloved memory of our parents by their bereaved and sorrowing children.

JAMES GODDARD, born at Athol, Mass., Jan. 22, 1800. Removed to Georgia in 1821; died at Greenfield, Mass., Oct. 19, 1846. Erected by the citizens of Macon as a testimonial of their appreciation of his public spirit and enterprise.

Here lie the remains of JOHN HOWARD, a native of Onslow Co., North Carolina. Born on the 5th of March, 1792. He was for nineteen years a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church, characterized by a burning zeal in the cause of his Divine Master. His ministrations were eminently successful in the salvation of his fellow men. As a minister, husband, father and citizen, he was exemplary, discharging his duties with fidelity, and adorning the character of the Christian profession. HE FELL in the prime of his days, and in the zenith of his usefulness, on the 22d of Aug., 1836, aged 44 yrs. and 6 mo. The God whom he served did not desert him in this last conflict, but enabled him to know that while the earthly tabernacle was dissolving that he was passing to a house not made with hands eternal in the heavens. This monument of one well known and sincerely beloved is reared by the affection of the church in this city, to whom he ministered in holy things for many years, and who witnessed his triumphant end. He died in the full assurance of a blissful immortality surrounded by a weeping family and mourning church.

MILLEDGEVILLE, the capitol of Georgia, is on the W. side of Oconee River at the head of navigation, 189 miles N. W. of Savannah, and 642 S. W. from Washington. The city is built on an uneven surface, and is laid out with streets 100 feet wide, crossing each other at right angles. The central square contains the state house, arsenal, and the four churches of the place. The state house is a gothic structure erected at an expense of about $120,000, and contains the portraits of Gen. Oglethorpe and other prominent men of ancient times.

The city is in the midst of a fine cotton growing region, and is connected by a railroad with the Central Railroad at Gordon, about 18 miles distant. The state penitentiary and state lunatic asylum are situated here. Population about 3,000. The town was named after Gov. John Milledge, and was made a city in 1836. The legislature first held its session here in 1807.

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Western view of the State House and other buildings in Milledgeville.

The view is from near the residence of R. M. Orme, Esq.: the State House is seen on the right; the Milledgeville and McComb's Hotels on the left. The Presbyterian, Methodist, Baptist, and Episcopal churches appear in the central part.

Among the early settlers were Maj. John Howard, Herbert Reynolds, Gen. John Scott, Gen. Jett Thomas, Capt. Augustine Harris, Col. Abner Hammond, Maj. Thomas H. Kenan, Jesse Sanford, Lazarus Battle, Hines Holt, Geo. R. Clayton, Dr. T. Bird, Col. Z. Lamar, C. Malone, Wm. and Archy Devereaux, W. D. Jarrett, T. Napier, D. Fluker, A. Greene and R. White.

Oglethorpe University is situated on the line of the railroad, in some what of a retired and pleasant spot, about two miles south from Milledgeville. This institution is under the government of the Presbyterian Church, represented by the Synod of South Carolina and Georgia. The College commenced operations in Jan., 1838. The main college is of brick, two stories high besides the basement; the central part contains a fine chapel.

On each side of the campus there is a row of dormitories of one story, for the accommodation of the students.

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Eastern view of Oglethorpe University, Midway.

The following inscriptions are from monuments in the Milledgeville cemetery:

Beneath this Tablet reposes all that is mortal of HENRY DENISON, who died in Milledgeville Oct. 31, A. D. 1819, aged 23 years and 4 mo. Son of the Hon. Gilbert Denison, and Huldah his wife, of Brattleboro, Vermont. Reader! Art thou a Parent? think upon thine own offspring, and sympathise with them: Art thou a good Son? mingle thy tears with his Parents, for he was the best of sons: A Brother? Mourn, for he was the kindest of brothers; A Friend? Sorrow, for he was the firmest of friends: Does the Muse inspire thee? Grieve, for he was of thy kindred: Art thou manly and upright? Bemoan his early fate; for he was thy companion; But if thou art a Christian, rejoice!!! for Henry "is not dead but sleepeth!"

Sacred to the memory of LUCIUS Q C. LAMAR, Judge of the Superior Court of the Ocmulgee Circuit, who during a brief service of five years discharged the duties of that high office with probity, firmness, assiduity and unquestionable reputation. The devoted love of his family, the ardent attachment of personal friends, the admiration of the bar, and the universal approbation of his enlightened administration of justice, attest the goodness and eminence of one arrested by death too early in the bright and useful career in which he had been placed by his native state. Born July 15, 1797, died July 4, 1834.

In memory of ROBERT R. WASHINGTON, who was born in England, 10th Dec., 1758, and died in this city 29th July, 1835, aged 76 years. For the last thirty years of his life he was a zealous and efficient member of the Methodist E. Church. His death is a calamity on the church, and the cause of philanthropy mourns, for the heart of benevolence is still. His family who record his virtues, although they bemoan their loss, are consoled by the assurance that he rests in peace. "Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord, they rest from their labors, and their works do follow them."

In memory of DAVID BRYDIE MITCHELL, senator for the county of Baldwin and former governor of Georgia, born near Muthil, Perthshire, Scotland, 22d Oct., 1766, died in Milledgeville, Georgia, 22d April, 1837. This stone is erected by vote of the Legislature of Georgia.

In memory of MARGARET ALEXANDER, who was born in Mecklenberg, N. C., Aug. 13, 1771, and died in Milledgeville, Geo., July 20, 1848. She was a lineal descendant of the great Douglass of Scotland. Intellectual, cultivated, disinterested, affectionate, tender, good, she sleeps to wake again.

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ATHENS is a flourishing town in Clarke county, on the west side of Oconee River, 64 miles N. W. of Milledgeville and 92 W. N. W. of Augusta. Population about 5,000. It is situated at the terminus of the Athens Branch Railroad, in a healthy region of country. Since the construction of the railroad the town has increased rapidly, and has become the market for an extensive cotton-growing region. There are several cotton factories in Athens and its immediate vicinity which add much to the business of the place.

The Franklin College was incorporated in 1788 as the University of Georgia. It was established at Athens in 1802, and its original endowment was 30,000 acres of land. It languished for want of funds until 1816, when the lands were sold, and the proceeds, amounting to $100,000, were invested in productive stocks. The college has forty-four acres of ground on which the buildings are erected, which were set apart for their use by the legislature. The philosophical apparatus is very extensive, the chemical laboratory is ample, and the cabinet of minerals large. The library contains upward of 8,000 volumes. Mr. Josiah Meigs, a professor in Yale College, Conn., was the first president; he was succeeded by Dr. Brown, of Columbia College, of S. C. Dr. Brown resigned in 1816, and was succeeded by Dr. Finley, of New Jersey, who in turn was succeeded by Dr. Waddell, and in 1829 by Dr. Church, of Vermont.

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The above engraving shows a south-eastern view of the place as it is approached from the terminus of the railroad. The new bridge over the Oconee, somewhat novel in its construction, is seen in the foreground. It was completed Dec., 1856. The rocky road going up to the central part of the town is shown beyond on the right. The College or University buildings are situated on the elevated ground seen on the left.

Atlanta is an exceedingly flourishing town, a great railroad center, situated at the point of connection of the Western and Atlantic, the Macon and Western, and Georgia railroads, 101 miles N. W. from Macon, 171 W. of Augusta. and 291 from Nashville. Its site is elevated and healthy, and it is a place of great activity in business. It was laid out in 1845, and 1847 it was incorporated as a city. Population about 12,000.

The famous Rock or Stone Mountain, a place of great resort, is near the line of the Georgia Railway, 15 miles east of Atlanta. The mountain stands alone in a comparatively level region, and covers 1,000 acres. Its circumference is about six miles, and its hight above the sea 2,230 feet. On its summit is an observatory for the use of visitors. The crown of the mountain was once surrounded by an ancient fortification, the work of the mound builders; its ruins are yet visible.

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The view shows the appearance of Columbus as seen from the bridge over the Chattahoochee River. The cotton and other mills of the Eagle and Howard Manufacturing Companies are seen in the central part. On the left, in the distance, appears the railroad connecting Macon and Montgomery, Ala. The gas-works are seen on the right.

COLUMBUS is a flourishing city on the east bank of the Chattahoochee River, 128 miles W. S. W. from Milledgeville and 290 W. of Savannah. It is at the head of steamboat navigation, 375 miles above Appalachicola, on the bay. Steamboats ply between this place and New Orleans, and the exportation of cotton constitutes a large business. A handsome bridge across the Chattahoochee connects the city with the village of Girard, in the state of Alabama. There is a succession of falls or rapids in the river immediately above Columbus by which the stream descends one hundred and ten feet in the distance of four miles, affording a water power for manufacturing purposes of great value. This place was laid out in 1828. The city extends more than a mile in the direction of the river, and about half a mile toward the interior. Population about 10,000.

Mr. Chapman was the first settler in this place. In 1827 he kept a kind of an Indian store on the bank of the river. Messrs. Steward and Fountain erected the first grist-mill at the falls. Nicholas Howard kept the first tavern. The first house of worship was erected by the Methodists. Thomas J. Hand was the first school teacher; he also officiated as Methodist minister. Drs. Childer, Kennedy and Clifton were the first physicians. Among the first settlers were Mr. Shorter, Alfred Iverson and Walter T. Colquitt (member of congress); these were the first lawyers. Mirabeau B. Lamar, afterward so distinguished in Texan history, was the first printer of the Enquirer of this place. Gen. Sowell Woolfolk, who fell in a duel with Camp, a lawyer,

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