About 3 miles up river from here, the sunken remains of the City of Hawkinsville lie on the bottom of the Suwannee River at Old Town landing. The City of Hawkinsville was brought to the Suwannee River in 1900 as a vessel employed in the timber industry. She was built in 1896 and abandoned in 1922. The City of Hawkinsville is Florida's third underwater archaeological preserve, and its location is marked by buoys so that scuba divers may explore its main deck and machinery.