Benjamin Hawkins

Historical marker location:

Warrenton, North Carolina

( Marker is at the intersection of South Main Street (U.S. 401) and Cousin Lucy's Lane, on the right when traveling south on South Main Street.)

Marker installed: 1950

The Cherokee Indians originally inhabited much of western North Carolina before being forcibly removed by the federal government in the 1800s. Today, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians still maintains a reservation in the western part of the state.