Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001. 6 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1954.
“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.”
Wikipedia article City of Hawkinsville (shipwreck), CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 1 National Register listings published here for Dixie County · listed in 2001 · category: Site.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 234 fires within 5 miles of CITY OF HAWKINSVILLE (shipwreck) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 587 acres in total. 14 started naturally. 29 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 60 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 40 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 37 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 29 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 25 |
| Natural | 14 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 24 September 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | DOUBLE PILE (15) |
| 15 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 15-05-0181 NOAH LORD SET 2 |
| 15 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 15-05-0180 NOAH LORD SET 1 |
| 30 August 1998 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 3.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 3 August 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | EARL(21) |
| 25 August 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 15 - FARMER FIRE - 0209 |
| 24 August 2016 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | TRADING POST (15) |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of CITY OF HAWKINSVILLE (shipwreck): 7 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Kaolin. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgar Plastic Kaolin Company | Kaolin | Past Producer | ||
| Foster Kaolin Company | Kaolin | Past Producer | ||
| Tunited Clay Mines Corp | Kaolin | Past Producer | ||
| Mcphersons C L Farm Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Wilcox Limestone | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Old Town, the town this property stands in, in 29 storm reports between 1999 and 2024: 22 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 2 flood, 1 lightning. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2000 | Lightning | Old Town | $50,000 | A mobile home near the Suwannee River was destroyed. Reported by the Dixie County Sheriff. |
| January 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Old Town | $40,000 | Two houses and a vehicle damaged by downed trees on Spiller Highway. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Old Town | $10,000 | The roof of a mobile home was damaged along NE 331st Avenue. The monetary damage figure provided is a rough estimate. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Old Town | $6,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down along 746th Street. The monetary damage figure provided is a rough estimate. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Old Town | $6,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down along NE 349th Street. The monetary damage figure provided is a rough estimate. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Old Town | $6,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down along 298th Street. The monetary damage figure provided is a rough estimate. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Old Town | $6,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down along NE 303rd Street. The monetary damage figure provided is a rough estimate. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Old Town | $6,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down along NE 312th Street. The monetary damage figure provided is a rough estimate. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Old Town | $6,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down along 754th Street. The monetary damage figure provided is a rough estimate. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Old Town | $6,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down along Tick Road. The monetary damage figure provided is a rough estimate. |
| March 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Old Town | $5,000 | A small tree was blown down onto a carport near Old Town. The carport roof was damaged with minor damage one vehicle inside. No other damage was reported anywhere in the county. Monetary damage was estimated. |
| February 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Old Town | $3,000 | Several trees and power lines were blown down in Dixie county. |
| December 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Old Town | $3,000 | Several trees and power lines were blown down across Old Town. |
| May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Old Town | $3,000 | Two trees and power lines were blown down in the Old Town area. |
| April 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Old Town | $2,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Old Town | $2,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down. |
| February 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Old Town | $2,000 | Trees were blown down in the Old Town area. |
| August 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Old Town | $2,000 | Dixie County EMA reported several downed trees and power lines closed CR 346 at Bay St. |
| August 2024 | Flash Flood | Old Town | - | Flooding was reported in the Old Town area. |
| April 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Old Town | - | Trees were blown down along SE Highway 346. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Old Town | - | Trees were blown down in the Old Town area. |
| March 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Old Town | - | A tree was blown down along 200th NE Ave. |
| August 2019 | Flood | Old Town | - | Faith Baptist Church was reported to be flooded in Old Town. |
| August 2019 | Flood | Old Town | - | There were at least 10 homes impacted by rising water south of Old Town. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Old Town | - | A tree and a power line were blown down in the Old Town area. |
| April 2011 | Hail | Old Town | - | Dime to penny sized hail fell from 3:15 pm EDT until 4:00 pm EDT and covered the ground near Old Town. |
| April 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Old Town | - | Large limb reported down on powerlines near 898th street and off Highway 346A. |
| May 2007 | Hail | Old Town | - | Nickel size hail reported. |
| May 2002 | Hail | Old Town | - | Golfball size hail reported by the Dixie County EMA. |
United States Geological Survey topographic sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the coordinate the National Park Service records for this property, then testing that coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet.
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 01000533 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Dixie County | All 1 listed properties in this county. |
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