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In Ocmulgee Fields

In Ocmulgee Fields camped Gen. James Edward Oglethorpe and his men on their way to Coweta Town for the purpose of making the treaty with the Creek Confederacy in 1739. Erected by the Macon Town...

In Ocmulgee Fields camped Gen. James Edward Oglethorpe and his men on their way to Coweta Town for the purpose of making the treaty with the Creek Confederacy in 1739. Erected by the Macon Town...

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War of 1812 Bicentennial Celebration

As U.S. Army and Georgia Militia Headquarters, Fort Hawkins played a significant role in the War of 1812. The fort supplied all command and logistics support for the Southern Theatre and fort...

As U.S. Army and Georgia Militia Headquarters, Fort Hawkins played a significant role in the War of 1812. The fort supplied all command and logistics support for the Southern Theatre and fort...

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Gen. James Edward Oglethorpe

In Ocmulgee Fields camped Gen. James Edward Oglethorpe and his men on their way to Coweta Town for the purpose of making the treaty with the Creek Confederacy in 1739 The Macon Town Committee of...

In Ocmulgee Fields camped Gen. James Edward Oglethorpe and his men on their way to Coweta Town for the purpose of making the treaty with the Creek Confederacy in 1739 The Macon Town Committee of...

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Wesleyan College

Wesleyan College First College Chartered to Grant Degrees to Women December 23, 1836 Led by the Methodist Community, a citizens’ committee in the city of Macon founded Wesleyan as the first...

Wesleyan College First College Chartered to Grant Degrees to Women December 23, 1836 Led by the Methodist Community, a citizens’ committee in the city of Macon founded Wesleyan as the...

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William Bartram Trail Traced 1773-1777

During his 1775 visit, Bartram noted this area “exhibited a delightful diversified rural scene and promises a happy, fruitful, and salubrious region.” Erected by Macon State College and Waddell...

During his 1775 visit, Bartram noted this area “exhibited a delightful diversified rural scene and promises a happy, fruitful, and salubrious region.” Erected by Macon State College and Waddell...

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Vineville United Methodist Church

Vineville United Methodist Church Southern Georgian conference February 12, 2006 Vineville United Methodist Church, the oldest daughter of Mulberry Street United Methodist Church, was begun in...

Vineville United Methodist Church Southern Georgian conference February 12, 2006 Vineville United Methodist Church, the oldest daughter of Mulberry Street United Methodist Church, was begun in...

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John Basil Lamar

Col. John Basil Lamer, aide-de-camp of General Howell Cobb, his brother-in-law and close friend, was mortally wounded on September 14, 1862 while vainly trying to rally Cobb´s Brigade it...

Col. John Basil Lamer, aide-de-camp of General Howell Cobb, his brother-in-law and close friend, was mortally wounded on September 14, 1862 while vainly trying to rally Cobb´s Brigade...

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William Bartram Trail Traced 1773-1777

Deep South Region - William Bartram Trail - Traced 1773- 1777 In 1775 William Bartram wrote of viewing ´Old Okmulgee Fields´ and remains of the power and grandeur of ancients of area. Erected by...

Deep South Region - William Bartram Trail - Traced 1773- 1777 In 1775 William Bartram wrote of viewing ´Old Okmulgee Fields´ and remains of the power and grandeur of ancients of area. Erected...

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William Arthur Fickling, Sr. Father of Cherry Blossoms

In grateful memory of William Arthur Fickling, Sr. (1903 - 1990), a long time resident of Macon and Bibb County and leader in numerous civic, governmental, religious and charitable organizations...

In grateful memory of William Arthur Fickling, Sr. (1903 - 1990), a long time resident of Macon and Bibb County and leader in numerous civic, governmental, religious and charitable organizations...

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Post 3 Macon AL

WE OF THE AMERICAN LEGION HONOR THOSE MEN WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN THE VIET-NAM CONFLICT AUG. 26, 1964 TO AUG. 15, 1973 FROM BIBB COUNTY, GA. * ARMY * *MARINES* *AIR FORCE* BAKER, J.W. JENNINGS,...

WE OF THE AMERICAN LEGION HONOR THOSE MEN WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN THE VIET-NAM CONFLICT AUG. 26, 1964 TO AUG. 15, 1973 FROM BIBB COUNTY, GA. * ARMY * *MARINES* *AIR FORCE* BAKER, J.W. JENNINGS,...

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Bibb County

Bibb County was created by Act of Dec. 9, 1822 from Houston, Jones, Monroe and Twiggs Counties. It was named for Dr. William Wyatt Bibb (1781-1820) of Elbert County. Dr. Bibb, physician,...

Bibb County was created by Act of Dec. 9, 1822 from Houston, Jones, Monroe and Twiggs Counties. It was named for Dr. William Wyatt Bibb (1781-1820) of Elbert County. Dr. Bibb,...

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Confederate Memorial Day in Macon

On Thursday, April 26, 1866, the graves of Confederate soldiers in Rose Hill Cemetery and in the cemetery at 7th and Cherry Streets were decorated with flowers by the members of the Ladies´...

On Thursday, April 26, 1866, the graves of Confederate soldiers in Rose Hill Cemetery and in the cemetery at 7th and Cherry Streets were decorated with flowers by the members of the Ladies´...

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Colonial Trading Path

Colonial trading Path or "Lower Path" joined the heart of the Creek Nation on the Chattahoochee River to the English Trading Post in Ocmulgee old Fields, now Ocmulgee National Monument. Here the...

Colonial trading Path or "Lower Path" joined the heart of the Creek Nation on the Chattahoochee River to the English Trading Post in Ocmulgee old Fields, now Ocmulgee National Monument. Here...

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Birthplace of Sidney Lanier

Sidney Lanier, poet, linguist, musician, mathematician & lawyer, was born in this cottage, Feb. 3, 1842. He graduated from Oglethorpe Univ. then at Milledgeville, served as a private in the...

Sidney Lanier, poet, linguist, musician, mathematician & lawyer, was born in this cottage, Feb. 3, 1842. He graduated from Oglethorpe Univ. then at Milledgeville, served as a private in...

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Battles of Dunlap Farm

On July 30, 1864, Gen. Stoneman with 2,500 cavalry crossed Walnut Creek & placed his cannon on a ridge on the Dunlap farm. He attacked Macon to capture the gold in the Confederate Depository, to...

On July 30, 1864, Gen. Stoneman with 2,500 cavalry crossed Walnut Creek & placed his cannon on a ridge on the Dunlap farm. He attacked Macon to capture the gold in the Confederate Depository,...

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Judge Asa Holt House

This house, built in 1853 by Judge Asa Holt, was struck by a cannon ball from Gen. Stoneman´s guns in East Macon during the Battle of Dunlap´s Hill. July 30, 1864, when the Uniom army tried...

This house, built in 1853 by Judge Asa Holt, was struck by a cannon ball from Gen. Stoneman´s guns in East Macon during the Battle of Dunlap´s Hill. July 30, 1864, when the Uniom army...

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The Dunlap House

The only battles fought at Macon took place here. Twice the Federals attacked Macon, emplanting their cannon on this farm, and twice they were repulsed. In the first attack under Gen. Stoneman on...

The only battles fought at Macon took place here. Twice the Federals attacked Macon, emplanting their cannon on this farm, and twice they were repulsed. In the first attack under Gen. Stoneman on...

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Confederate States Central Laboratory

"Approx. 100 feet south of the this point stood the Confederate States Central Laboratory. Erected between 1862 and 1865, this laboratory-factory complex spread over 145 acres purchased December...

"Approx. 100 feet south of the this point stood the Confederate States Central Laboratory. Erected between 1862 and 1865, this laboratory-factory complex spread over 145 acres purchased...

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Mulberry Street Methodist Church

This church, organized in 1826, is on land deeded to it by the Georgia Legislature in the same year. In 1828, the first church building in Macon was erected on this site. The first appointed...

This church, organized in 1826, is on land deeded to it by the Georgia Legislature in the same year. In 1828, the first church building in Macon was erected on this site. The first appointed...

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DeSoto In Georgia

In May 1539 Hernando de Soto landed in Florida with over 600 people, 220 horses and mules, and a herd reserved for famine. Fired by his success in Pizarro´s conquest of Peru, De Soto had been...

In May 1539 Hernando de Soto landed in Florida with over 600 people, 220 horses and mules, and a herd reserved for famine. Fired by his success in Pizarro´s conquest of Peru, De Soto had...

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