Macon, Georgia
Encyclopedia
Macon is a city located in central Georgia
, US. Founded at the fall line of the Ocmulgee River
, it is part of the Macon metropolitan area, and the county seat of Bibb County
. A small portion of the city extends into Jones County
. Macon is the biggest city in central Georgia. It lies near the geographic center of Georgia, approximately 85 miles (136 km) south of Atlanta, hence the city's nickname as the Heart of Georgia
. As of the 2010 Census, Macon had a population of 91,351; in terms of population, Macon is the seventh-largest city in Georgia (just after Sandy Springs, Georgia
).
The city has several institutions of higher education, as well as numerous museums and tourism sites. The area is served by the Middle Georgia Regional Airport
and the Herbert Smart Downtown Airport. The current mayor
of Macon is Robert Reichert
, a former Democratic
member of the Georgia House of Representatives
. Ronnie Thompson
, served from 1967–1975 and achieved some national recognition. He was the first of two Republicans
to have been elected as mayor, the other being George Israel
(1979–1987).
, where the historic Creek Indians lived in the 18th century. Their prehistoric predecessors, the Mississippian culture
, built a powerful chiefdom
(950–1100 AD) based on an agricultural village and constructed earthwork
mound
s for ceremonial, burial and religious purposes. The areas along the rivers in the Southeast had been inhabited by varying cultures of indigenous peoples
for 13,000 years before Europeans arrived.
Macon developed at the site of Fort Benjamin Hawkins
, built from 1806–1809 at the fall line
of the Ocmulgee River
to protect the new frontier and establish a trading post with Native Americans. The fort was named in honor of Benjamin Hawkins
, Superintendent of Indian Affairs for the Southeast territory south of the Ohio River for more than two decades. He lived among the Creek
and had a Creek wife. This was the most inland point of navigation on the river from the Low Country. President Thomas Jefferson
forced the Creek to cede their lands east of the Ocmulgee River
and ordered the fort built. (Archeological excavations in the 21st century found evidence of two separate fortifications.)
Fort Hawkins guarded the Lower Creek Pathway, an extensive and well-traveled American Indian
network later improved by the United States as the Federal Road
from Washington, DC to the ports of Mobile, Alabama
and New Orleans, Louisiana
. A gathering point of the Creek and American cultures for trading, it was also a center of state militia and federal troops. The fort served as a major military distribution point during the War of 1812
against Great Britain and also during the Creek War
of 1813. Afterward, the fort was used as a trading post for several years and was garrisoned until 1821. It was decommissioned about 1828 and later burned to the ground. A replica of the southeast blockhouse was built in 1938 and stands today on a hill in east Macon. Part of the fort site is occupied by the Fort Hawkins Grammar School. In the twenty-first century, archeological excavations have revealed more of the fort's importance, and stimulated planning for additional reconstruction of this major historical site.
As many settlers had already begun to move into the area, they renamed Fort Hawkins as “Newtown”. After the organization of Bibb County
in 1822, the city was chartered as the county seat in 1823 and officially named Macon. This was in honor of the North Carolina statesman Nathaniel Macon
, because many of the early settlers hailed from North Carolina. The city planners envisioned "a city within a park" and created a city of spacious streets and parks. They designated 250 acres (1 km²) for Central City Park, and passed ordinances requiring residents to plant shade trees in their front yards.
The city thrived due to its location on the Ocmulgee River, which enabled shipping to markets; cotton became the mainstay of Macon's early economy, based on the enslaved labor of Africans. Macon was in the Black Belt
of Georgia, where cotton was the chief commodity crop. Cotton steamboats, stage coaches, and later, in 1843, a railroad increased marketing opportunities and contributed to the economic prosperity to Macon. In 1836, the Georgia Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church
founded Wesleyan College
in Macon; it was the first college in the United States chartered to grant degrees to women. In 1855 a referendum was held to determine a capital city for Georgia. Macon came in last with 3,802 votes.
During the American Civil War
, Macon served as the official arsenal of the Confederacy. Camp Oglethorpe, in Macon, was used first as a prison for captured Union officers and enlisted men. Later it held officers only, up to 2,300 at one time. The camp was evacuated in 1864.
Macon City Hall, which served as the temporary state capitol in 1864, was converted to use as a hospital for the wounded. The Union General William Tecumseh Sherman
spared Macon on his march to the sea
. His troops had sacked the nearby state capital of Milledgeville
, and Maconites prepared for an attack. Sherman did not bother to go through Macon.
The Macon Telegraph wrote that, of the 23 companies which the city had furnished the Confederacy, only enough men survived and were fit for duty to fill five companies by the end of the war. The human toll was very high.
The city was taken by Union forces at the end of the war during Wilson's Raid
on April 20, 1865.
Gradually into the twentieth century, Macon grew into a prospering town in Middle Georgia. It began to serve as a transportation hub for the entire state.
.
In 1994 Tropical Storm Alberto
made landfall in Florida
dumping 24 inches (61 cm) inches of rain, which resulted in major flooding in Georgia. Macon was one of the cities to suffer the worst flooding.
Macon is one of Georgia's three Fall Line Cities
, along with Augusta
and Columbus
. The Fall Line is where the hilly lands of the Piedmont
plateau
meet the flat terrain of the coastal plain
. As such, Macon has a varied landscape of rolling hills on the north side and flat plains on the south. The fall line
causes rivers in the area to decline rapidly toward sea level. In the past, Macon and other Fall Line cities had many textile mills powered by the rivers. The Ocmulgee River
is the major river that runs through Macon.
Macon is located at 32.834839°N 83.651672°W (32.834839, -83.651672).
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the city has a total area of 56.3 square miles (145.8 km²), of which, 55.8 square miles (144.5 km²) of it is land and 0.5 square miles (1.3 km²) of it (0.82%) is water.
Macon is approximately 901 feet (274.6 m) above sea level.
Macon is the largest principal city of the Macon-Warner Robins-Fort Valley CSA, a Combined Statistical Area
that includes the Macon metropolitan area (Bibb, Crawford
, Jones, Monroe
, and Twiggs
counties), the Warner Robins metropolitan area
(Houston County
), and the Fort Valley micropolitan area
(Peach County
), which had a combined population of 346,801 at the 2000 census
.
As of the official 2010 U.S. Census
, the population of Macon was 91,351. In the last official census, in 2000, there were 97,255 people, 38,444 households, and 24,219 families residing in the city. The population density
was 1,742.8 people per square mile (672.9/km2). There were 44,341 housing units at an average density of 794.6 per square mile (306.8/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 62.45% African American, 35.46% White, 0.19% Native American, 0.65% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.46% from other races
, and 0.77% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.20% of the population.
There were 38,444 households out of which 30.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 33.0% were married couples
living together, 25.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.0% were non-families. 31.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 3.08.
In the city the population was spread out with 26.9% under the age of 18, 11.3% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 20.0% from 45 to 64, and 14.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 79.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 72.8 males.
for the city was $16,082. About 21.6% of families and 25.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 37.7% of those under age 18 and 16.0% of those age 65 or over.
and Macon Mall
and Eisenhower Crossing.
, the largest single-site industrial complex in the state of Georgia, is just south of Macon, next to the city of Warner Robins.
The headquarters of the 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Georgia Army National Guard
is located here.
, Randy Crawford
, Mark Heard
, Lucille Hegamin
, Otis Redding
, Little Richard
, Mike Mills
and Bill Berry
of R.E.M.
, as well as more recent names like violin
ist Robert McDuffie
and country
artist Jason Aldean
. The rappers Jody Breeze (1/4 of the hip-hop group Boyz N Da Hood and Young Jeezy
were discovered in Macon. September Hase
, an alternative rock
band, was discovered in Macon at the 550 Blues Club. Capricorn Records
, run by Macon natives Phil Walden
and briefly Alan Walden, made the city a hub for Southern rock
music in the late 1960s and 1970s.
The Georgia Music Hall of Fame
is located here.
The Macon Symphony Orchestra, performs at the Grand Opera House
in downtown Macon, as well as a youth symphony, the Middle Georgia Concert Band, and other groups, some associated with local universities.
AM
U.S. Route:
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(MTA) is Macon's public-transit system, operating the bus system within Bibb County. Most commuters in Macon and the surrounding suburbs use private automobiles as their primary transportation. This results in heavy traffic during rush hour and contributes to Macon's air pollution.
Macon Transit Authority has a tourist trolley
system. The trolleys have offered tours of the downtown Macon area since 1999. The tours consist of all of the major historical sites such as the Georgia Music Hall of Fame, the Hay House, and the Tubman Museum. There are three trolleys holding up to 39 passengers.
Greyhound Lines provides intercity bus service.
Macon grew as a center of rail transport after the 1846 opening of the Macon and Western Railroad. Two of the most note-worthy train companies operating through the city were the Central of Georgia Railway and the Southern Railway. The city continued to be served by passenger trains until the 1970s.
Macon is included in the proposed Georgia Rail Passenger Program
to restore inter-city rail service.
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Georgia (U.S. state)
Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...
, US. Founded at the fall line of the Ocmulgee River
Ocmulgee River
The Ocmulgee River is a tributary of the Altamaha River, approximately 255 mi long, in the U.S. state of Georgia...
, it is part of the Macon metropolitan area, and the county seat of Bibb County
Bibb County, Georgia
Bibb County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of 2000, the population was 153,887. The 2007 Census Estimate shows a population of 154,709...
. A small portion of the city extends into Jones County
Jones County, Georgia
Jones County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. It was created on December 10, 1807. As of 2010, the population was 27,740 . The county seat is Gray.-History:The county is named after U.S...
. Macon is the biggest city in central Georgia. It lies near the geographic center of Georgia, approximately 85 miles (136 km) south of Atlanta, hence the city's nickname as the Heart of Georgia
Central Georgia
Central Georgia refers to the region containing the metropolitan region surrounding the city of Macon, in Bibb County in the U.S. state of Georgia....
. As of the 2010 Census, Macon had a population of 91,351; in terms of population, Macon is the seventh-largest city in Georgia (just after Sandy Springs, Georgia
Sandy Springs, Georgia
Sandy Springs is a city in north Georgia, United States. It is a northern suburb of Atlanta. With a 2010 population of 93,853, Sandy Springs is the sixth-largest city in the state and the second-largest city in Metro Atlanta. Sandy Springs is located in north Fulton County, Georgia, just south of...
).
The city has several institutions of higher education, as well as numerous museums and tourism sites. The area is served by the Middle Georgia Regional Airport
Middle Georgia Regional Airport
- History :Early in 1940, Macon's Chamber of Commerce began a campaign to bring war industries and defense installations to the City. Negotiations with the Army Air Corps resulted in a tract of land in a highly developed agricultural area nine miles south of the City known as Avondale being...
and the Herbert Smart Downtown Airport. The current mayor
Mayor
In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....
of Macon is Robert Reichert
Robert Reichert
Robert Reichert is the current Democratic mayor of Macon, Georgia, the sixth largest city in the state, located in the central portion of the state some seventy miles south of Atlanta...
, a former Democratic
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
member of the Georgia House of Representatives
Georgia House of Representatives
The Georgia House of Representatives is the lower house of the Georgia General Assembly of the U.S. state of Georgia.-Composition:...
. Ronnie Thompson
Ronnie Thompson (Georgia politician)
Ronald John Thompson, known as Ronnie Thompson or Machine Gun Ronnie' Thompson , is a former Georgia Republican politician who was the first member of his party to have been elected mayor of Macon, the seat of Bibb County in central Georgia. Thompson served two controversial terms from 1967-1975...
, served from 1967–1975 and achieved some national recognition. He was the first of two Republicans
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
to have been elected as mayor, the other being George Israel
George Israel
George M. Israel, III is the current president and CEO of the Georgia Chamber of Commerce and is a former mayor of Macon, Georgia , the sixth largest city in the state. He is also on the board of directors of YKK Group...
(1979–1987).
History
Macon lies on the site of the Ocmulgee Old FieldsOcmulgee National Monument
Ocmulgee National Monument preserves traces of over ten millennia of Southeastern Native American culture, including major earthworks built more than 1,000 years ago by Mississippian culture peoples: the Great Temple and other ceremonial mounds, a burial mound, and defensive trenches...
, where the historic Creek Indians lived in the 18th century. Their prehistoric predecessors, the Mississippian culture
Mississippian culture
The Mississippian culture was a mound-building Native American culture that flourished in what is now the Midwestern, Eastern, and Southeastern United States from approximately 800 CE to 1500 CE, varying regionally....
, built a powerful chiefdom
Chiefdom
A chiefdom is a political economy that organizes regional populations through a hierarchy of the chief.In anthropological theory, one model of human social development rooted in ideas of cultural evolution describes a chiefdom as a form of social organization more complex than a tribe or a band...
(950–1100 AD) based on an agricultural village and constructed earthwork
Earthworks (archaeology)
In archaeology, earthwork is a general term to describe artificial changes in land level. Earthworks are often known colloquially as 'lumps and bumps'. Earthworks can themselves be archaeological features or they can show features beneath the surface...
mound
Mound
A mound is a general term for an artificial heaped pile of earth, gravel, sand, rocks, or debris. The most common use is in reference to natural earthen formation such as hills and mountains, particularly if they appear artificial. The term may also be applied to any rounded area of topographically...
s for ceremonial, burial and religious purposes. The areas along the rivers in the Southeast had been inhabited by varying cultures of indigenous peoples
Indigenous peoples
Indigenous peoples are ethnic groups that are defined as indigenous according to one of the various definitions of the term, there is no universally accepted definition but most of which carry connotations of being the "original inhabitants" of a territory....
for 13,000 years before Europeans arrived.
Macon developed at the site of Fort Benjamin Hawkins
Fort Benjamin Hawkins
Fort Hawkins was a fort built in 1806-1809 in the historic Creek Nation by the United States government under President Thomas Jefferson and used until 1821...
, built from 1806–1809 at the fall line
Fall line
A fall line is a geomorphologic unconformity between an upland region of relatively hard crystalline basement rock and a coastal plain of softer sedimentary rock. A fall line is typically prominent when crossed by a river, for there will often be rapids or waterfalls...
of the Ocmulgee River
Ocmulgee River
The Ocmulgee River is a tributary of the Altamaha River, approximately 255 mi long, in the U.S. state of Georgia...
to protect the new frontier and establish a trading post with Native Americans. The fort was named in honor of Benjamin Hawkins
Benjamin Hawkins
Benjamin Hawkins was an American planter, statesman, and United States Indian agent . He was a delegate to the Continental Congress and a United States Senator from North Carolina, having grown up among the planter elite...
, Superintendent of Indian Affairs for the Southeast territory south of the Ohio River for more than two decades. He lived among the Creek
Creek
Creek may refer to:*Creek, a small stream* Creek , an inlet of the sea, narrower than a cove * Creek, a narrow channel/small stream between islands in the Florida Keys*Muscogee , a native American people...
and had a Creek wife. This was the most inland point of navigation on the river from the Low Country. President Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson was the principal author of the United States Declaration of Independence and the Statute of Virginia for Religious Freedom , the third President of the United States and founder of the University of Virginia...
forced the Creek to cede their lands east of the Ocmulgee River
Ocmulgee River
The Ocmulgee River is a tributary of the Altamaha River, approximately 255 mi long, in the U.S. state of Georgia...
and ordered the fort built. (Archeological excavations in the 21st century found evidence of two separate fortifications.)
Fort Hawkins guarded the Lower Creek Pathway, an extensive and well-traveled American Indian
Indigenous peoples of the Americas
The indigenous peoples of the Americas are the pre-Columbian inhabitants of North and South America, their descendants and other ethnic groups who are identified with those peoples. Indigenous peoples are known in Canada as Aboriginal peoples, and in the United States as Native Americans...
network later improved by the United States as the Federal Road
Federal Road
Federal Road may refer to one of the following:*Federal Road from Athens, Georgia to Chattanooga and Knoxville, Tennessee*Federal Road from Fort Wilkinson Federal Road may refer to one of the following:*Federal Road (Cherokee lands) from Athens, Georgia to Chattanooga and Knoxville,...
from Washington, DC to the ports of Mobile, Alabama
Mobile, Alabama
Mobile is the third most populous city in the Southern US state of Alabama and is the county seat of Mobile County. It is located on the Mobile River and the central Gulf Coast of the United States. The population within the city limits was 195,111 during the 2010 census. It is the largest...
and New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans is a major United States port and the largest city and metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana. The New Orleans metropolitan area has a population of 1,235,650 as of 2009, the 46th largest in the USA. The New Orleans – Metairie – Bogalusa combined statistical area has a population...
. A gathering point of the Creek and American cultures for trading, it was also a center of state militia and federal troops. The fort served as a major military distribution point during the War of 1812
War of 1812
The War of 1812 was a military conflict fought between the forces of the United States of America and those of the British Empire. The Americans declared war in 1812 for several reasons, including trade restrictions because of Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American merchant...
against Great Britain and also during the Creek War
Creek War
The Creek War , also known as the Red Stick War and the Creek Civil War, began as a civil war within the Creek nation...
of 1813. Afterward, the fort was used as a trading post for several years and was garrisoned until 1821. It was decommissioned about 1828 and later burned to the ground. A replica of the southeast blockhouse was built in 1938 and stands today on a hill in east Macon. Part of the fort site is occupied by the Fort Hawkins Grammar School. In the twenty-first century, archeological excavations have revealed more of the fort's importance, and stimulated planning for additional reconstruction of this major historical site.
As many settlers had already begun to move into the area, they renamed Fort Hawkins as “Newtown”. After the organization of Bibb County
Bibb County
Bibb County is the name of two counties in the United States:* Bibb County, Alabama* Bibb County, Georgia...
in 1822, the city was chartered as the county seat in 1823 and officially named Macon. This was in honor of the North Carolina statesman Nathaniel Macon
Nathaniel Macon
Nathaniel Macon was a spokesman for the Old Republican faction of the Democratic-Republican Party that wanted to strictly limit the United States federal government. Macon was born near Warrenton, North Carolina, and attended the College of New Jersey and served briefly in the American...
, because many of the early settlers hailed from North Carolina. The city planners envisioned "a city within a park" and created a city of spacious streets and parks. They designated 250 acres (1 km²) for Central City Park, and passed ordinances requiring residents to plant shade trees in their front yards.
The city thrived due to its location on the Ocmulgee River, which enabled shipping to markets; cotton became the mainstay of Macon's early economy, based on the enslaved labor of Africans. Macon was in the Black Belt
Black Belt
Black Belt may refer to:*Black belt , an indication of attainment of a high rank of skill in martial arts**Black Belt Magazine, a magazine covering martial arts news, technique, and notable individuals*Black Belt Black Belt may refer to:*Black belt (martial arts), an indication of attainment of a...
of Georgia, where cotton was the chief commodity crop. Cotton steamboats, stage coaches, and later, in 1843, a railroad increased marketing opportunities and contributed to the economic prosperity to Macon. In 1836, the Georgia Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church
Methodist Episcopal Church
The Methodist Episcopal Church, sometimes referred to as the M.E. Church, was a development of the first expression of Methodism in the United States. It officially began at the Baltimore Christmas Conference in 1784, with Francis Asbury and Thomas Coke as the first bishops. Through a series of...
founded Wesleyan College
Wesleyan College
Wesleyan College is a private, liberal arts women's college located in Macon, Georgia, United States.-History:The school was chartered on December 23, 1836 as the Georgia Female College, and opened its doors to students on January 7, 1839. The school was renamed Wesleyan Female College in 1843...
in Macon; it was the first college in the United States chartered to grant degrees to women. In 1855 a referendum was held to determine a capital city for Georgia. Macon came in last with 3,802 votes.
During the American Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
, Macon served as the official arsenal of the Confederacy. Camp Oglethorpe, in Macon, was used first as a prison for captured Union officers and enlisted men. Later it held officers only, up to 2,300 at one time. The camp was evacuated in 1864.
Macon City Hall, which served as the temporary state capitol in 1864, was converted to use as a hospital for the wounded. The Union General William Tecumseh Sherman
William Tecumseh Sherman
William Tecumseh Sherman was an American soldier, businessman, educator and author. He served as a General in the Union Army during the American Civil War , for which he received recognition for his outstanding command of military strategy as well as criticism for the harshness of the "scorched...
spared Macon on his march to the sea
March to the Sea
The March to the Sea can refer to:* A rough, but commonly used, translation for the Greek term anabasis** A commonly used title for Xenophon's work, The Anabasis* Sherman's March to the Sea during the American Civil War...
. His troops had sacked the nearby state capital of Milledgeville
Milledgeville, Georgia
Milledgeville is a city in and the county seat of Baldwin County in the U.S. state of Georgia. It is northeast of Macon, located just before Eatonton on the way to Athens along U.S. Highway 441, and it is located on the Oconee River. The relatively rapid current of the Oconee here made this an...
, and Maconites prepared for an attack. Sherman did not bother to go through Macon.
The Macon Telegraph wrote that, of the 23 companies which the city had furnished the Confederacy, only enough men survived and were fit for duty to fill five companies by the end of the war. The human toll was very high.
The city was taken by Union forces at the end of the war during Wilson's Raid
Wilson's Raid
Wilson's Raid was a cavalry operation through Alabama and Georgia in March–April 1865, late in the American Civil War. Brig. Gen. James H. Wilson led his Union Army Cavalry Corps to destroy Southern manufacturing facilities and was opposed unsuccessfully by a much smaller force under ...
on April 20, 1865.
Gradually into the twentieth century, Macon grew into a prospering town in Middle Georgia. It began to serve as a transportation hub for the entire state.
.
In 1994 Tropical Storm Alberto
Tropical Storm Alberto (1994)
Tropical Storm Alberto was the first storm of the 1994 Atlantic hurricane season. It hit Florida across the Southeast United States in July, causing a massive flooding disaster while stalling over Georgia and Alabama. Alberto caused $1 billion in damage and 30 deaths.-Meteorological history:A...
made landfall in Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
dumping 24 inches (61 cm) inches of rain, which resulted in major flooding in Georgia. Macon was one of the cities to suffer the worst flooding.
Geography
Fall Line Cities
Many cities in the eastern United States are located along a geographical feature known as the Fall line. The fall line marks the area where the upland region of the Piedmont meets the Atlantic Coastal Plain. The fall line is typically prominent where a river crosses it, for there will usually be...
, along with Augusta
Augusta, Georgia
Augusta is a consolidated city in the U.S. state of Georgia, located along the Savannah River. As of the 2010 census, the Augusta–Richmond County population was 195,844 not counting the unconsolidated cities of Hephzibah and Blythe.Augusta is the principal city of the Augusta-Richmond County...
and Columbus
Columbus, Georgia
Columbus is a city in and the county seat of Muscogee County, Georgia, United States, with which it is consolidated. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 189,885. It is the principal city of the Columbus, Georgia metropolitan area, which, in 2009, had an estimated population of 292,795...
. The Fall Line is where the hilly lands of the Piedmont
Piedmont (United States)
The Piedmont is a plateau region located in the eastern United States between the Atlantic Coastal Plain and the main Appalachian Mountains, stretching from New Jersey in the north to central Alabama in the south. The Piedmont province is a physiographic province of the larger Appalachian division...
plateau
Plateau
In geology and earth science, a plateau , also called a high plain or tableland, is an area of highland, usually consisting of relatively flat terrain. A highly eroded plateau is called a dissected plateau...
meet the flat terrain of the coastal plain
Coastal plain
A coastal plain is an area of flat, low-lying land adjacent to a seacoast and separated from the interior by other features. One of the world's longest coastal plains is located in eastern South America. The southwestern coastal plain of North America is notable for its species diversity...
. As such, Macon has a varied landscape of rolling hills on the north side and flat plains on the south. The fall line
Fall line
A fall line is a geomorphologic unconformity between an upland region of relatively hard crystalline basement rock and a coastal plain of softer sedimentary rock. A fall line is typically prominent when crossed by a river, for there will often be rapids or waterfalls...
causes rivers in the area to decline rapidly toward sea level. In the past, Macon and other Fall Line cities had many textile mills powered by the rivers. The Ocmulgee River
Ocmulgee River
The Ocmulgee River is a tributary of the Altamaha River, approximately 255 mi long, in the U.S. state of Georgia...
is the major river that runs through Macon.
Macon is located at 32.834839°N 83.651672°W (32.834839, -83.651672).
According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...
, the city has a total area of 56.3 square miles (145.8 km²), of which, 55.8 square miles (144.5 km²) of it is land and 0.5 square miles (1.3 km²) of it (0.82%) is water.
Macon is approximately 901 feet (274.6 m) above sea level.
Climate
Macon has a humid, subtropical climate. Summer temperatures generally peak in the mid-90s °F (c. 35 °C), and the winters have lows in the mid-30s °F (c. 2 °C). The city has an average annual precipitation of 45 inches (1,143 mm). It can snow during the winter. The average total annual snowfall is .9 inch (0.9 inch).Surrounding cities and towns
Demographics
Combined Statistical Area
The United States Office of Management and Budget defines micropolitan and metropolitan statistical areas. Metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas consist of one or more counties...
that includes the Macon metropolitan area (Bibb, Crawford
Crawford County, Georgia
Crawford County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of 2000, the population was 12,495. The 2007 Census Estimate shows a population of 12,483. The unincorporated county seat is Knoxville.-History:...
, Jones, Monroe
Monroe County, Georgia
Monroe County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. It was created on May 15, 1821. As of 2000, the population was 21,757. The 2007 Census Estimate showed a population of 25,145...
, and Twiggs
Twiggs County, Georgia
Twiggs County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. It was created on December 14, 1809. As of 2000, the population was 10,590. The 2007 Census Estimate shows a population of 10,280...
counties), the Warner Robins metropolitan area
Houston County, Georgia
Houston County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. It was created on May 15, 1821, as one of five huge counties, later reduced in the formation of Bibb, Crawford, Pike, Macon and Peach counties. As of the 2000 census, the population is 110,765...
(Houston County
Houston County, Georgia
Houston County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. It was created on May 15, 1821, as one of five huge counties, later reduced in the formation of Bibb, Crawford, Pike, Macon and Peach counties. As of the 2000 census, the population is 110,765...
), and the Fort Valley micropolitan area
Peach County, Georgia
Peach County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2000 census, the population was 23,668. The 2007 Census Estimate showed a population of 25,672. Its county seat is Fort Valley....
(Peach County
Peach County, Georgia
Peach County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2000 census, the population was 23,668. The 2007 Census Estimate showed a population of 25,672. Its county seat is Fort Valley....
), which had a combined population of 346,801 at the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
.
As of the official 2010 U.S. Census
Census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
, the population of Macon was 91,351. In the last official census, in 2000, there were 97,255 people, 38,444 households, and 24,219 families residing in the city. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 1,742.8 people per square mile (672.9/km2). There were 44,341 housing units at an average density of 794.6 per square mile (306.8/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 62.45% African American, 35.46% White, 0.19% Native American, 0.65% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.46% from other races
Race (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, and 0.77% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.20% of the population.
There were 38,444 households out of which 30.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 33.0% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 25.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.0% were non-families. 31.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 3.08.
In the city the population was spread out with 26.9% under the age of 18, 11.3% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 20.0% from 45 to 64, and 14.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 79.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 72.8 males.
Personal income
The median income for a household in the city was $27,405, and the median income for a family was $33,699. Males had a median income of $29,950 versus $22,865 for females. The per capita incomePer capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the city was $16,082. About 21.6% of families and 25.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 37.7% of those under age 18 and 16.0% of those age 65 or over.
Retail
Malls include: The Shoppes at River CrossingThe Shoppes at River Crossing
The Shoppes at River Crossing is a super regional lifestyle center located in Macon, Georgia, U.S.A.. It was developed by General Growth Properties, as a response to the declining area for higher-end retail around Macon Mall...
and Macon Mall
Macon Mall
Macon Mall is a two level, regional shopping mall located in Macon, Georgia. The mall features Macy's, Belk, JCPenney and Sears as its anchor stores, as well as a two level food court.-History:...
and Eisenhower Crossing.
Military
Robins Air Force BaseRobins Air Force Base
Robins Air Force Base is a major United States Air Force base located in Houston County, Georgia, United States. The base is located just east of and adjacent to the city of Warner Robins, Georgia, SSE of Macon, Georgia, and about SSE of Atlanta, Georgia...
, the largest single-site industrial complex in the state of Georgia, is just south of Macon, next to the city of Warner Robins.
The headquarters of the 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Georgia Army National Guard
Georgia Army National Guard
The Georgia Army National Guard is the Army National Guard component of the Georgia National Guard, administratively part of the Georgia Department of Defense. It consists of more than 11,100 Citizen-Soldiers training in more than 79 hometown armories and regional facilities across the state...
is located here.
Musical heritage
Macon has been the birthplace or hometown of such musicians as The Allman Brothers BandThe Allman Brothers Band
The Allman Brothers Band is an American rock/blues band once based in Macon, Georgia. The band was formed in Jacksonville, Florida, in 1969 by brothers Duane Allman and Gregg Allman , who were supported by Dickey Betts , Berry Oakley , Butch Trucks , and Jai Johanny "Jaimoe"...
, Randy Crawford
Randy Crawford
Randy Crawford is an American jazz and R&B singer. She has been more successful in Europe than in the United States, where she has not entered the Billboard Hot 100 as a solo artist...
, Mark Heard
Mark Heard
John Mark Heard was a record producer, folk-rock singer, and songwriter originally from Macon, Georgia, USA....
, Lucille Hegamin
Lucille Hegamin
Lucille Nelson Hegamin was an American singer and entertainer, and a pioneer African American blues recording artist.-Life and career:...
, Otis Redding
Otis Redding
Otis Ray Redding, Jr. was an American soul singer-songwriter, record producer, arranger and talent scout. He is considered one of the major figures in soul and R&B...
, Little Richard
Little Richard
Richard Wayne Penniman , known by the stage name Little Richard, is an American singer, songwriter, musician, recording artist, and actor, considered key in the transition from rhythm and blues to rock and roll in the 1950s. He was also the first artist to put the funk in the rock and roll beat and...
, Mike Mills
Mike Mills
Michael Edward "Mike" Mills is an American multi-instrumentalist and composer who was a founding member of the alternative rock group R.E.M.. Though known primarily as a bass guitarist, backing vocalist, and pianist, his musical repertoire includes also keyboards, guitar, and percussion instruments...
and Bill Berry
Bill Berry
William "Bill" Thomas Berry is a retired American musician, multi-instrumentalist, best known as the drummer for the alternative rock band R.E.M. In addition to his drumming duties, Berry played many other instruments including guitar, bass guitar, and piano, both for songwriting and on R.E.M....
of R.E.M.
R.E.M.
R.E.M. was an American rock band formed in Athens, Georgia, in 1980 by singer Michael Stipe, guitarist Peter Buck, bassist Mike Mills and drummer Bill Berry. One of the first popular alternative rock bands, R.E.M. gained early attention due to Buck's ringing, arpeggiated guitar style and Stipe's...
, as well as more recent names like violin
Violin
The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
ist Robert McDuffie
Robert McDuffie
Robert McDuffie is an internationally renowned violinist. He has played as a soloist with many of the major orchestras around the world including those of New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Montreal, Toronto, San Francisco, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Minnesota, Houston, St...
and country
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
artist Jason Aldean
Jason Aldean
Jason Aldine Williams is an American country music singer, known professionally as Jason Aldean. Since 2005, Aldean has recorded for Broken Bow Records, an independent record label for which he has released four albums and twelve singles...
. The rappers Jody Breeze (1/4 of the hip-hop group Boyz N Da Hood and Young Jeezy
Young Jeezy
Jay Wayne Jenkins , better known by his stage name Young Jeezy, is an American rapper. He is the member of the hip hop group United Streets Dopeboyz of America and a former member of BMF...
were discovered in Macon. September Hase
September Hase
September Hase is an American alternative rock band formed by singer/guitarist Al Janelle in 2005. Janelle formed the group as a three-man project with Adam Smith and Matthew Heller after the dissolution of his high school blues band....
, an alternative rock
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
band, was discovered in Macon at the 550 Blues Club. Capricorn Records
Capricorn Records
Capricorn Records was an independent record label which was launched by Phil Walden, Alan Walden, and Frank Fenter in 1969 in Macon, Georgia.-First Incarnation:...
, run by Macon natives Phil Walden
Phil Walden
Phil Walden was co-founder of the Macon, Georgia-based Capricorn Records with his younger brother Alan Walden and a good friend and former Atlantic Records executive, Frank Fenter....
and briefly Alan Walden, made the city a hub for Southern rock
Southern rock
Southern rock is a subgenre of rock music, and genre of Americana. It developed in the Southern United States from rock and roll, country music, and blues, and is focused generally on electric guitar and vocals...
music in the late 1960s and 1970s.
The Georgia Music Hall of Fame
Georgia Music Hall of Fame
The Georgia Music Hall of Fame, located in downtown Macon, Georgia, preserves and interprets the state's rich musical heritage through programs of collection, exhibition, education and performance...
is located here.
The Macon Symphony Orchestra, performs at the Grand Opera House
Grand Opera House (Macon, Georgia)
The Grand Opera House, often called The Grand and also known as Academy of Music, is a historic opera house located in Macon, Georgia, United States...
in downtown Macon, as well as a youth symphony, the Middle Georgia Concert Band, and other groups, some associated with local universities.
Festivals
- International Cherry Blossom FestivalInternational Cherry Blossom Festivalthumb|250px|Cherry Blossom FestivalThe International Cherry Blossom Festival is held in Macon, Georgia every spring. As Macon is known as the "Cherry Blossom Capital of the World," 300,000 Yoshino Cherry Trees bloom around downtown, college campuses, and the neighborhoods of Macon in late March...
- During mid-March of every year, Macon holds a 10-day celebration. - The Mulberry Street Festival, is an arts and crafts festival held the last weekend of March in downtown.
- Pan African Festival - Macon has an annual celebration of African AmericanAfrican AmericanAfrican Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have at least partial ancestry from any of the native populations of Sub-Saharan Africa and are the direct descendants of enslaved Africans within the boundaries of the present United States...
culture in April. - Ocmulgee Indian Celebration - A celebration of Macon's original Native American Heritage, this festival is held in September at Ocmulgee National MonumentOcmulgee National MonumentOcmulgee National Monument preserves traces of over ten millennia of Southeastern Native American culture, including major earthworks built more than 1,000 years ago by Mississippian culture peoples: the Great Temple and other ceremonial mounds, a burial mound, and defensive trenches...
. Representatives from the CherokeeCherokeeThe Cherokee are a Native American people historically settled in the Southeastern United States . Linguistically, they are part of the Iroquoian language family...
, ChickasawChickasawThe Chickasaw are Native American people originally from the region that would become the Southeastern United States...
, ChoctawChoctawThe Choctaw are a Native American people originally from the Southeastern United States...
, CreekCreek peopleThe Muscogee , also known as the Creek or Creeks, are a Native American people traditionally from the southeastern United States. Mvskoke is their name in traditional spelling. The modern Muscogee live primarily in Oklahoma, Alabama, Georgia, and Florida...
, SeminoleSeminoleThe Seminole are a Native American people originally of Florida, who now reside primarily in that state and Oklahoma. The Seminole nation emerged in a process of ethnogenesis out of groups of Native Americans, most significantly Creeks from what is now Georgia and Alabama, who settled in Florida in...
, and other nations come to share stories, exhibit native art, and perform. - The Georgia State Fair - The Fair is held in Central City Park in the first week of May.
- The Georgia Music Hall of Fame hosts Georgia Music Week in September.
- Macon's annual Bragg Jam festival features an Art and Kids' Festival along the Ocmulgee Heritage Trail and a nighttime Pub Crawl.
- Macon Film Festival (MaGa) - An annual film festival, held the third weekend in February, celebrates independent films.
Historical sites
- Ocmulgee National MonumentOcmulgee National MonumentOcmulgee National Monument preserves traces of over ten millennia of Southeastern Native American culture, including major earthworks built more than 1,000 years ago by Mississippian culture peoples: the Great Temple and other ceremonial mounds, a burial mound, and defensive trenches...
is located near downtown Macon. It preserves some of the largest ancient earthwork moundsEarthworks (archaeology)In archaeology, earthwork is a general term to describe artificial changes in land level. Earthworks are often known colloquially as 'lumps and bumps'. Earthworks can themselves be archaeological features or they can show features beneath the surface...
in Georgia built by the Mississippian cultureMississippian cultureThe Mississippian culture was a mound-building Native American culture that flourished in what is now the Midwestern, Eastern, and Southeastern United States from approximately 800 CE to 1500 CE, varying regionally....
a millennium ago, c. 950-1150. It was sacred to the historic Muscogee (Creek Nation) as well. Archeological artifacts reveal 13,000 years of human habitation at the site. The park features a spiral mound, funeral mound, temple mounds, burial mounds, and a reconstructed earth lodgeEarth houseAn earth house is an architectural style characterized by the use of natural terrain to help form the walls of a house. An earth house is usually set partially into the ground and covered with thin growth...
. It is the first Traditional Cultural Property designated by the National Park ServiceNational Park ServiceThe National Park Service is the U.S. federal agency that manages all national parks, many national monuments, and other conservation and historical properties with various title designations...
east of the Mississippi River. - Fort Benjamin HawkinsFort Benjamin HawkinsFort Hawkins was a fort built in 1806-1809 in the historic Creek Nation by the United States government under President Thomas Jefferson and used until 1821...
, a major military outpost (1806-1821) was a command headquarters for the US Army and Georgia militia on the frontier, as well as a trading post or factory for the Creek Nation. It was a supply depot during US campaigns of the War of 1812War of 1812The War of 1812 was a military conflict fought between the forces of the United States of America and those of the British Empire. The Americans declared war in 1812 for several reasons, including trade restrictions because of Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American merchant...
and the Creek and Seminole WarsSeminole WarsThe Seminole Wars, also known as the Florida Wars, were three conflicts in Florida between the Seminole — the collective name given to the amalgamation of various groups of native Americans and Black people who settled in Florida in the early 18th century — and the United States Army...
. - Cannonball House - Historic site
- Luther Williams FieldLuther Williams FieldLuther Williams Field is a baseball stadium in Macon, Georgia, and is the home of the Macon Pinetoppers of the Peach State League and the Macon State College Blue Storm. It was built in 1929, and is the centerpiece of Central City Park in Macon. Today, it is the second-oldest minor league stadium...
- Rose Hill CemeteryRose Hill Cemetery (Georgia)Rose Hill Cemetery is in Macon, Georgia, U.S. The cemetery opened in 1840. It was a hangout and artistic inspiration for the Allman Brothers Band during their early years...
is one of Macon's oldest cemeteriesCemeteryA cemetery is a place in which dead bodies and cremated remains are buried. The term "cemetery" implies that the land is specifically designated as a burying ground. Cemeteries in the Western world are where the final ceremonies of death are observed...
. - Sidney LanierSidney LanierSidney Lanier was an American musician and poet.-Biography:Sidney Lanier was born February 3, 1842, in Macon, Georgia, to parents Robert Sampson Lanier and Mary Jane Anderson; he was mostly of English ancestry. His distant French Huguenot ancestors immigrated to England in the 16th century...
Cottage - historical home of the poet Sidney Lanier - Temple Beth IsraelTemple Beth Israel (Macon, Georgia)Temple Beth Israel is a Reform synagogue located at 892 Cherry Street in Macon, Georgia. Formed in 1859 by Jews of German background as Congregation Kahal Kadosh Beth Israel, it was originally Orthodox, and followed the German minhag....
- The JewishJudaismJudaism ) is the "religion, philosophy, and way of life" of the Jewish people...
congregation was founded in 1859, and now occupies a domed NeoclassicalNeoclassical architectureNeoclassical architecture was an architectural style produced by the neoclassical movement that began in the mid-18th century, manifested both in its details as a reaction against the Rococo style of naturalistic ornament, and in its architectural formulas as an outgrowth of some classicizing...
facility built in 1902. - Wesleyan CollegeWesleyan CollegeWesleyan College is a private, liberal arts women's college located in Macon, Georgia, United States.-History:The school was chartered on December 23, 1836 as the Georgia Female College, and opened its doors to students on January 7, 1839. The school was renamed Wesleyan Female College in 1843...
- first chartered women's college in the world.
Museums
- The Allman Brothers Band MuseumThe Allman Brothers Band MuseumThe Allman Brothers Band Museum — also known as The Big House — is located at 2321 Vineville Avenue in Macon, Georgia, United States. It was the home to The Allman Brothers Band's original members, their families, and various friends from 1970 to 1973...
- the "Big House" used by the Allman Brothers Band in the early 1970s, now a museum of Allman Brothers history and artifacts - The Georgia Children's Museum- interactive education, located in the downtown Museum District
- Georgia Music Hall of FameGeorgia Music Hall of FameThe Georgia Music Hall of Fame, located in downtown Macon, Georgia, preserves and interprets the state's rich musical heritage through programs of collection, exhibition, education and performance...
- Georgia Sports Hall of FameGeorgia Sports Hall of FameThe Georgia Sports Hall of Fame is located in Macon, Georgia. It is the largest state sports hall of fame in America at .-Exhibitions:The Hall of Fame houses over of exhibit space broken down into sections including Hall of Fame Inductees, High School, collegiate sports, Olympic, Paralympic,...
- Museum of Arts and Sciences (Macon)Museum of Arts and Sciences (Macon)The Museum of Arts and Sciences in Macon is a community museum for Middle Georgia. The facility includes four galleries with frequently changing exhibitions, the Discovery House with hands-on activities, live animal habitats, the Mark Smith Planetarium, an observatory, nature trail, garden, store,...
and Planetarium - Tubman African American MuseumTubman African American MuseumThe Tubman African American Museum is located in Macon, Georgia. It is located in the city's museum district near the Georgia Music Hall of Fame and Georgia Sports Hall of Fame....
- the largest African American museum in Georgia.
Community
- City HallCity Hall (Macon, Georgia)Macon City Hall serves as the seat of government for the city of Macon, Georgia, in the United States. It is located in the downtown area, surrounded by Cotton Avenue, First Street, Poplar Street, and D.T. Walton, Sr. Way...
, Georgia's capitol for part of the Civil War
- Douglass TheatreDouglass TheatreThe Douglass Theatre is a live performance/motion picture venue located in downtown Macon, Georgia. It is currently operated by the City of Macon and is available to be rented out for a variety of public and private events...
- The Grand Opera HouseGrand Opera House (Macon, Georgia)The Grand Opera House, often called The Grand and also known as Academy of Music, is a historic opera house located in Macon, Georgia, United States...
, where the Macon Symphony Orchestra performs. - Hay HouseJohnston-Felton-Hay HouseHay House’s rich history adds to its great splendor and appeal. Occupied by only three families throughout its history, Hay House is an 18,000 square foot mansion located in the heart of the south...
- also known as the "Johnston-Felton-Hay House", it has been referred to as the "Palace of the South" - City AuditoriumMacon City AuditoriumThe Macon City Auditorium is a historic structure in Macon, Georgia that has hosted performances, meetings, and events for the community since 1925...
, the world's largest copper dome - Macon ColiseumMacon ColiseumThe Macon Coliseum is a multi-purpose arena and convention center in Macon, Georgia, United States. It was home to the Macon Whoopee and Macon Trax ice hockey teams and also the Macon Knights arena football team until 2006. It is currently home to the Georgia Gwizzlies, a basketball team that plays...
- Macon Little Theatre, established in 1934, the area's oldest community theatre producing seven plays/musicals per season
- Waddell Barnes Botanical GardensWaddell Barnes Botanical GardensThe Waddell Barnes Botanical Gardens are botanical gardens located across the campus of Macon State College, Macon, Georgia. They are open daily without charge....
Sports
| Club | Sport | League | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Macon Music Macon Music The Macon Music was a baseball team of the independent South Coast League, based in Macon, Georgia. They played at the Luther Williams Field. The league folded after the inaugural 2007 season.... |
Baseball Baseball Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond... |
South Coast League South Coast League The South Coast League of Professional Baseball , based in Conyers, Georgia, was a professional, independent baseball organization located in the Southeastern United States. It operated in cities not served by Major or Minor League Baseball teams and was not affiliated with either. It folded... |
Luther Williams Field Luther Williams Field Luther Williams Field is a baseball stadium in Macon, Georgia, and is the home of the Macon Pinetoppers of the Peach State League and the Macon State College Blue Storm. It was built in 1929, and is the centerpiece of Central City Park in Macon. Today, it is the second-oldest minor league stadium... |
| Macon Giants | Baseball Baseball Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond... |
Great South League Great South League The Great South League is a collegiate summer baseball league which comprises teams located in the states of Georgia, Florida, Alabama, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia... |
Ed Defore Sports Complex |
| Macon Pinetoppers | Baseball Baseball Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond... |
Peach State League Peach State League The Peach State League is a low-level professional baseball league founded in 2010.... |
Luther Williams Field Luther Williams Field Luther Williams Field is a baseball stadium in Macon, Georgia, and is the home of the Macon Pinetoppers of the Peach State League and the Macon State College Blue Storm. It was built in 1929, and is the centerpiece of Central City Park in Macon. Today, it is the second-oldest minor league stadium... |
Parks and recreation
Macon is home to several parks and community centers.- Ocmulgee Heritage Trail - a green way of parks, plazas, and landmarks along the Ocmulgee RiverOcmulgee RiverThe Ocmulgee River is a tributary of the Altamaha River, approximately 255 mi long, in the U.S. state of Georgia...
in downtown Macon - Bloomfield Park
- East Macon Park
- Frank Johnson Recreation Center
- Freedom Park
- L.H. Williams Community School Center
- Memorial Park
- North Macon Park
- Rosa Jackson
- Senior Center
Public high schools
- Central High SchoolCentral High School (Macon, Georgia)Central High School, also known as Central-Macon, Central-Bibb, and Central Fine Arts and International Baccalaureate Magnet High School is a high school in Macon, Georgia, USA, serving students in grades 9-12...
- Howard High School
- Hutchings High School
- Northeast Magnet High School
- Rutland High School
- Southwest Magnet High SchoolSouthwest Magnet High SchoolSouthwest Magnet High School, also known as Southwest-Macon and Southwest Magnet High School and Law Academy, is a high school in Macon, Georgia, serving students in grades 9-12...
- Westside High SchoolWestside High School (Macon, Georgia)Westside High School is a public high school located in Macon, Georgia. Opened in 1997, it is the largest school in the Bibb County school district. They educate students in grades 9-12. Pat Coxsey was the school's principal from Westside's establishment in 1997 until her retirement in 2006....
Private high schools
- Central Fellowship Christian Academy
- First Presbyterian Day SchoolFirst Presbyterian Day SchoolFirst Presbyterian Day School is a private college-preparatory Christian school in Macon, Georgia, United States. It was founded in 1970 as a project of First Presbyterian Church, also in Macon....
- Mount de Sales AcademyMount de Sales Academy (Georgia)Mount de Sales Academy is an independent Catholic, college preparatory school in Macon, Georgia. It was founded in 1876 by five Sisters of Mercy as a boarding school for girls across the South, it became coeducational in 1959 and closed boarding school operations in 1963...
- Stratford AcademyStratford AcademyStratford Academy is an independent school near Macon, Georgia, United States. Stratford was founded in 1960 by a group of Macon parents who felt that the Middle Georgia area needed an independent college preparatory school. In September 1960, the school opened its doors to 117 students and 17...
- Tattnall Square AcademyTattnall Square AcademyTattnall Square Academy is an independent, non-profit, Christian, college preparatory academy located in Macon, Georgia. It was chartered by the State of Georgia in 1969. The school is administered by a Board of Directors consisting of church members and parents. Officers are elected annually and...
- Windsor AcademyWindsor AcademyWindsor Academy is a private school in Bibb County, Georgia. It was founded in 1970 to serve students in the area south of Macon, around the same time that many other segregation academies were created...
- Covenant Academy
Private and specialized schools
- Butler
- Elam Alexander
- Georgia Academy for the Blind
- Neel
- Renaissance
Colleges and universities
Macon has approximately 30,000 college students, the third highest number in Georgia. Mercer, Macon State, and Wesleyan College have the largest populations of "traditional" college students. Georgia College & State University has a "Center for Graduate and Professional Learning" in Macon.- Mercer UniversityMercer UniversityMercer University is an independent, private, coeducational university with a Baptist heritage located in the U.S. state of Georgia. Mercer is the only university of its size in the United States that offers programs in eleven diversified fields of study: liberal arts, business, education, music,...
- Macon State CollegeMacon State CollegeMacon State College, formerly Macon College and Macon Junior College, is a four-year, residential, baccalaureate degree institution of the University System of Georgia located in Macon, Georgia with a satellite campus in Warner Robins, Georgia, as well as the Robins Resident Center, located on...
- Wesleyan CollegeWesleyan CollegeWesleyan College is a private, liberal arts women's college located in Macon, Georgia, United States.-History:The school was chartered on December 23, 1836 as the Georgia Female College, and opened its doors to students on January 7, 1839. The school was renamed Wesleyan Female College in 1843...
- Central Georgia Technical CollegeCentral Georgia Technical CollegeCentral Georgia Technical College is a community college governed by The Technical College System of Georgia . CGTC serves people in Baldwin, Bibb, Crawford, Jones, Monroe, and Twiggs counties in Central Georgia. CGTC's main campus is located in Macon, Georgia with a satellite campus in...
- Fort Valley State UniversityFort Valley State UniversityFort Valley State University is a historically black university located in Fort Valley, Georgia. It is also a unit of the University System of Georgia and a member school of the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund...
- satellite campus - Georgia College & State UniversityGeorgia College & State UniversityGeorgia College & State University is a public liberal arts university in Milledgeville, Georgia, United States, with approximately 7,000 students...
- satellite campus - Troy UniversityTroy UniversityTroy University is a public university that is located in Troy, Alabama, United States. It was originally founded in 1887 as Troy Normal School. Its main campus enrollment is 7,194 students. The total enrollment of all Troy University campuses is 29,689...
- satellite campus
Newspapers and magazines
- The TelegraphThe Telegraph (Macon)The Telegraph, frequently referred to as the Macon Telegraph, is a McClatchy newspaper in Macon, Georgia, United States, and is the primary print news organ in Middle Georgia...
, a daily newspaper, is published in Macon. - The 11th HourThe 11th Hour (newspaper)The 11th Hour News Weekly is an arts and entertainment alternative weekly published in Macon, Statesboro and Valdosta, Georgia. Beginning in Statesboro in 2001 as a newsletter on bars and nightclubs, it developed into a full-scale A&E publication, featuring leisure events in the college town. In...
Television stations
- 03 WBMN - CWThe CW Television NetworkThe CW Television Network is a television network in the United States launched at the beginning of the 2006–2007 television season. It is a joint venture between CBS Corporation, the former owners of United Paramount Network , and Time Warner's Warner Bros., former majority owner of The WB...
(Cable Only) - 13 WMAZ-TVWMAZ-TVWMAZ-TV, channel 13, is the CBS affiliate television station in Macon, Georgia, United States. It is owned by Gannett.-History:The station signed on for the first time on September 27, 1953, owned by Southeastern Broadcasting Company along with WMAZ radio...
- CBSCBSCBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of... - 24 WGXAWGXAWGXA is the Fox affiliated television station for Central Georgia that is licensed to Macon. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 16 from a transmitter on GA 87/U.S. 23/U.S. 129 Alternate along the Twiggs and Bibb County line. The station can also be seen on Cox channel 2...
- FoxFox Broadcasting CompanyFox Broadcasting Company, commonly referred to as Fox Network or simply Fox , is an American commercial broadcasting television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Launched on October 9, 1986, Fox was the highest-rated broadcast network in the...
/ABCAmerican Broadcasting CompanyThe American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
(On DT2) - 29 WMUM-TVWMUM-TVWMUM-TV digital channel 7 , part of the GPB network is the tenth and last Public Broadcasting Service member Public television station established in the state of Georgia. WMUM serves the geographical center of the state of Georgia, including the city of Macon from its transmitter in Cochran, its...
- GPBGeorgia Public BroadcastingGeorgia Public Broadcasting is the public broadcasting radio and television state network in the U.S. state of Georgia. It is operated by the Georgia Public Telecommunications Commission....
/PBSPublic Broadcasting ServiceThe Public Broadcasting Service is an American non-profit public broadcasting television network with 354 member TV stations in the United States which hold collective ownership. Its headquarters is in Arlington, Virginia.... - 31 WDMA-CAWDMA-CAWDMA-CA is a LPTV class A television station in Macon, Georgia, serving the central part of the Macon media market on channel 31. The evangelical Christian station is owned-and-operated by Word of God Fellowship, a subsidiary of Daystar Television Network with which it is a network affiliate.On...
- DaystarDaystar Television NetworkThe Daystar Television Network is an American evangelical Christian television religious broadcasting network headquartered near Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex in Bedford, Texas... - 38 WRWR-LDWRWR-LDWRWR-LD is a low-power Digital television station based in Warner Robins, Georgia and an affiliate of America One and Universal Sports on DT2. The transmitter is located along with other major broadcasters along the GA 87/U.S. 23/Alt U.S. 129 along the Bibb and Twiggs County line...
- America OneAmerica OneAmerica One is an over-the-air television network in the United States. The network serves over 170 LPTV, Class A, Full Power, Cable and Satellite affiliate stations...
/Universal SportsUniversal SportsUniversal Sports is an American television network that airs various sports, primarily those contested in the Olympic Games, including swimming, gymnastics, cycling, track and field, figure skating, skiing, bobsledding and triathlon.-Programming:...
(On DT2) - 41 WMGT-TVWMGT-TVWMGT-TV is the NBC-affiliated television station for Central Georgia that is licensed to Macon. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 40 from a transmitter on GA 87/U.S. 23/U.S. 129 Alternate along the Bibb and Twiggs County line. The station is the flagship of owner Morris...
- NBCNBCThe National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
/MyNetworkTVMyNetworkTVMyNetworkTV is a television broadcast syndication service in the United States, owned by the Fox Entertainment Group, a division of News Corporation...
(On DT2) - 45 WGNM - Christian Television NetworkChristian Television NetworkChristian Television Network is a non-profit broadcast television network of small owned-and-operated stations that broadcasts religious programming. It is based in Largo, Florida , and the flagship station is WCLF channel 22, which signed on the air in the Tampa Bay Florida region in 1979...
- 50 WPGA-LPWPGA-LPWPGA-LP, channel 50, is an LPTV station located in Macon, Georgia. It is an affiliate of the This TV network. Its transmitter is located southeast of the city with its antenna on the same broadcast tower with WMAZ-TV, at the county line and just west of Interstate 16...
- This TVThis TVThis TV is a United States general entertainment television network, with a large emphasis in its programming on movies.... - 58 WPGA-TVWPGA-TVWPGA-TV is an Independent, Me-TV and Bounce TV affiliated television station serving Macon, Georgia and the Middle Georgia region. It broadcasts digitally on UHF channel 32...
- Ind.Independent stationAn independent station is in the category of television terminology used to describe a television station broadcasting in the United States or Canada that is not affiliated with any television network....
/ Me-TV (On DT2) / Bounce TVBounce TVBounce TV is a United States television network airing on digital terrestrial television stations. Promoted as "the first 24/7 digital multicast broadcast network created exclusively for African Americans," Bounce TV launched on September 26, 2011 and features programming geared toward blacks in...
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Radio stations
FM- WBKG 88.9 - Macon (Religious)
- WMUM-FMWMUM-FMWMUM-FM is the Georgia Public Broadcasting Public radio station serving Macon and central Georgia. The station shares a tower with its sister GPB Public Broadcasting Service member television station, WMUM-TV, in Cochran, its city of license.The station is a partnership, established in 2006,...
89.7 - Macon (Georgia Public Broadcasting/National Public Radio) - WLZNWLZNWLZN is a radio station serving the Macon, Georgia area with an urban contemporary format. This station is under ownership of Cumulus Media.-External links:*...
92.3 - Macon (Urban Hip-Hop - "Blazin' 92.3") - WPEZWPEZWPEZ is a radio station serving the Macon, Georgia, area with an adult contemporary format. This station is under ownership of Cumulus Media.In the beginning, the station was known as "Z-108"...
93.7 - Macon (Z93.7) - WMGB 95.1 ("B95.1") - Macon
- WPCH (FM)WPCH (FM)WPCH FM 96.5, "The New Peach") is a U.S. radio station serving the Macon metropolitan area in middle Georgia, and having Gray, Georgia as its city of license. The station is owned by Clear Channel Communications. It airs a classic hits music format-History:...
96.5 - Macon (Oldies/Adult Contemporary - "The New Peach" - Simulcast) - WDEN 99.1 - Macon (Country)
- WMGZWMGZWMGZ is a radio station broadcasting a Hot Adult Contemporary format. Licensed to Eatonton, Georgia, USA. The station is currently owned by Southern Stone Broadcasting, Inc....
97.7 FM - Macon - WIBB-FMWIBB-FMWIBB-FM is a radio station serving the Macon, Georgia area with a Urban Contemporary format. This station is under ownership of Clear Channel Broadcasting.-External links:*...
97.9 - Macon (Urban - Hip Hop "97.9 WIBB") - WPGA-FMWPGA-FMWPGA-FM is a radio station serving the middle Georgia area with a hot adult contemporary format, focusing on the late 1970s through today. Licensed to Perry, Georgia, USA, the station serves the Macon, Georgia area, broadcasting on FM frequency 100.9 MHz and is owned by Register Communications...
100.9 - Macon (Mix "100.9") - WRBVWRBVWRBV is a radio station serving the Macon, Georgia area with an urban adult contemporary format. This station is under ownership of Clear Channel Broadcasting.-External links:*...
101.7 - Macon (Urban AC - "V101.7") - WROK-FMWROK-FMWROK-FM is a radio station licensed to serve Macon, Georgia.-History:On 3 September 2009, WIFN, then at 105.5 FM, began playing all TV show themes. An announcement was played in between the themes to "tune in" at 1:05 on 4 September for a big announcement...
105.5 - Macon (Adult Album Alternative - "Rock 105.5") - WQBZWQBZWQBZ is a radio station broadcasting a classic rock format. Licensed to Fort Valley, Georgia, USA, the station serves the Macon area. The station is currently owned by Clear Channel Communications and licensed to AMFM Radio Licenses, LLC...
106.3 - Macon ( The Rock Station "Q106") - WFXMWFXMWFXM is a radio station serving the Macon, Georgia area with a mainstream urban format. This station broadcasts on FM frequency 107.1 MHz and is licensed to WFXM-FM Radio, LLC. The majority stockholder in WFXM-FM Radio LLC is Murray Communications, Inc of Macon, Georgia....
107.1 - Macon (Hip-Hop & R&B "Power 107")
AM
- WBMLWBMLWBML is a radio station broadcasting a Country radio format. Licensed to Macon, Georgia, USA, the station serves the Macon area. Originally licensed to 1240 kc. on the AM dial, WBML signed on the mid-1940s. During the 1950s and '60s WBML established itself as the station to turn to for breaking news...
900 AM - Macon (Country) - WMAC 940 AM - Macon (Talk)
- WPGA 980 AM - Macon (Talk)
- WXKOWXKOWXKO is a radio station broadcasting a Country format. The Station also rebroadcast on FM 105.9. Licensed to Fort Valley, Georgia, USA. The station was purchased by Sun Broadcasting,Inc. of Perry, GA and is a sister station to WBML-AM Macon, GA and sister publication is the Houston Home Journal...
1150 AM - Fort Valley/Macon (Country) - WDDOWDDOWDDO is a radio station serving the Macon, Georgia area with a Gospel music format. This station broadcasts on AM frequency 1240 kHz and is under ownership of Cumulus Media....
1240 AM - Macon (Gospel) - WIBBWIBB (AM)WIBB is a radio station broadcasting a Talk radio format. Licensed to Macon, Georgia, USA. The station is currently owned by Clear Channel Communications and licensed to AMFM Radio Licenses, LLC.-History:...
1280 AM - Macon (Talk) - WNEXWNEXWNEX is a radio station in Macon, Georgia, owned by Register Communications. WNEX operates on an assigned frequency of 1400 kHz. It is currently a talk radio station.-History:...
1400 AM - Macon (News Talk) - WAYSWAYS (AM)WAYS AM 1500, known as 1500 The Fan, is a radio station serving the Macon, Georgia area with an sports radio format. This station is under ownership of Cumulus Media....
1500 AM - Macon (Sports - "The Fan") - WPLAWPLAWJGH is a classic hits formatted radio station located in Jacksonville, Florida. The station is owned by Clear Channel Communications.-History:...
1670 AM - Macon (Sports Talk - "Fox Sports Radio")
Infrastructure
Hospitals
- Central Georgia Rehabilitation Hospital
- Coliseum Medical Centers
- Coliseum Northside Hospital
- Medical Center of Central GeorgiaMedical Center of Central GeorgiaThe Medical Center of Central Georgia is a 637-bed hospital located in Macon, Georgia. MCCG is the second largest hospital in Georgia, behind Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta. MCCG is a teaching hospital affiliated with Mercer University Medical School. MCCG Serves 28 counties throughout...
Airports
- Macon Downtown AirportMacon Downtown AirportMacon Downtown Airport is a city-owned public-use airport located three nautical miles southeast of the central business district of Macon, in Bibb County, Georgia, United States. It is also known as Herbert Smart Downtown Airport...
is located near downtown. It has a large number of corporate and private aviation aircraft. - Middle Georgia Regional AirportMiddle Georgia Regional Airport- History :Early in 1940, Macon's Chamber of Commerce began a campaign to bring war industries and defense installations to the City. Negotiations with the Army Air Corps resulted in a tract of land in a highly developed agricultural area nine miles south of the City known as Avondale being...
, provides public air service to Macon as well as cargo flights. The airport is situated 9 miles (14 km) south of downtown.
Highways
Interstates:-
Interstate 16Interstate 16Interstate 16 , also known as Jim Gillis Historic Savannah Parkway or State Route 404 , is an intrastate Interstate Highway located entirely within the state of Georgia, United States... -
Interstate 75Interstate 75Interstate 75 is a major north–south Interstate Highway in the Great Lakes and Southeastern regions of the United States. It travels from State Road 826 and State Road 924 in Hialeah, Florida to Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, at the Ontario, Canada, border... -
Interstate 475Interstate 475 (Georgia)Interstate 475 is a long Interstate highway in Georgia, splitting off from Interstate 75 and bypassing Macon, Georgia. It is also unsigned State Route 408...
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U.S. Route 41U.S. Route 41U.S. Route 41 is a north–south United States Highway that runs from Miami, Florida to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Until 1949, the part in southern Florida, from Naples to Miami, was U.S... -
U.S. Route 80U.S. Route 80U.S. Route 80 is an east–west United States highway, much of which was once part of the early auto trail known as the Dixie Overland Highway. As the "0" in the route number indicates, it was originally a cross-country route, from the Atlantic to the Pacific... -
U.S. Route 129U.S. Route 129U.S. Route 129 is an offshoot route of U.S. Route 29, which it intersects near Athens, Georgia. US 129 currently runs for 582 miles from Knoxville, Tennessee, to Chiefland, Florida, at U.S. Route 19 and U.S. Route 98. It passes through the states of Tennessee, North Carolina, Georgia and Florida...
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Mass Transit
The Macon Transit AuthorityMacon Transit Authority
The Macon Transit Authority is the primary provider of mass transportation in Bibb County, Georgia. Ten routes serve the area, with most operating from Monday through Saturday. Bus service has been prevalent in the city, since streetcar lines were removed in 1938...
(MTA) is Macon's public-transit system, operating the bus system within Bibb County. Most commuters in Macon and the surrounding suburbs use private automobiles as their primary transportation. This results in heavy traffic during rush hour and contributes to Macon's air pollution.
Macon Transit Authority has a tourist trolley
Tourist trolley
A tourist trolley, also called a road trolley, is a rubber-tired bus , which is made to resemble an old-style streetcar or tram....
system. The trolleys have offered tours of the downtown Macon area since 1999. The tours consist of all of the major historical sites such as the Georgia Music Hall of Fame, the Hay House, and the Tubman Museum. There are three trolleys holding up to 39 passengers.
Greyhound Lines provides intercity bus service.
Macon grew as a center of rail transport after the 1846 opening of the Macon and Western Railroad. Two of the most note-worthy train companies operating through the city were the Central of Georgia Railway and the Southern Railway. The city continued to be served by passenger trains until the 1970s.
Macon is included in the proposed Georgia Rail Passenger Program
Georgia Rail Passenger Program
The Georgia Rail Passenger Program is a set of plans, as yet unbuilt, for intercity and commuter rail in the U.S. state of Georgia.-Commuter Routes:Seven commuter routes were proposed to serve the Atlanta suburbs and nearby cities....
to restore inter-city rail service.
Notable Maconites
A number of notable people involved in politics, sports, music, and other activities were either born or resided in Macon.Sister cities
Macon has six sister cities, as designated by Sister Cities InternationalSister Cities International
Sister Cities International is a nonprofit citizen diplomacy network that creates and strengthens partnerships between United States and international communities. More than 2,000 cities, states and counties are partnered in 136 countries around the world...
, Inc. (SCI):
Mâcon
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Elmina
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Kurobe
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is a city located in Toyama, Japan.As of 2008, the city has an estimated population of 42,612 and the density of 99.9 persons per km². The total area is 426.34 km². The city was founded on April 1, 1954...
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Japan
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Ulyanovsk
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Kaohsiung
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Gwacheon
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See also
- Downtown Macon, Georgia
- Macon, Georgia metropolitan area
- List of mayors of Macon, Georgia
Further reading
- Bellamy, Donnie D. "Macon, Georgia, 1823–1860: A Study in Urban Slavery", Phylon 45 (December 1984): 300–304, 308–309
- Brown, Titus. "A New England Missionary and African-American Education in Macon: Raymond G. Von Tobel at the Ballard Normal School, 1908–1935", The Georgia Historical Quarterly, Summer 1998, Vol. 82 Issue 2, pp 283–304
- Brown, Titus. "Origins of African American Education in Macon, Georgia 1865–1866", Journal of South Georgia History, Oct 1996, Vol. 11, pp 43–59
- Butler, John Campbell. Historical Record of Macon and Central Georgia (Macon, 1879),
- Davis, Robert Scott. "A Cotton Kingdom Retooled for War: The Macon Arsenal and the Confederate Ordnance Establishment", The Georgia Historical Quarterly, Fall 2007, Vol. 91 Issue 3, pp 266–291, full text online in EBSCO
- Davis, Robert S. Cotton, Fire, & Dreams: The Robert Findlay Iron Works and Heavy Industry in Macon, Georgia, 1839–1912 (Macon, Ga., 1998)
- Eisterhold, John A. "Commercial, Financial, and Industrial Macon, Georgia, During the 1840's", The Georgia Historical Quarterly, Winter 1969, Vol. 53 Issue 4, pp 424–441
- Hux, Roger K. "The Ku Klux Klan in Macon 1919–1925", The Georgia Historical Quarterly, Summer 1978, Vol. 62 Issue 2, pp 155–168
- Iobst, Richard W. Civil War Macon: The History of a Confederate City (Mercer U. Press, 1999). 462 pp.
- Keire, Mara L. For Business and Pleasure: Red-Light Districts and the Regulation of Vice in the United States, 1890–1933 (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2010); 248 pages; History and popular culture of districts in Macon, Ga., and other cities
- McInvale, Morton Ray "Macon, Georgia: The War Years, 1861–1865" (Ph.D. dissertation, Florida State University, 1973)
- Manis, Andrew M. Macon Black and White: An Unutterable Separation in the American Century (Mercer U. Press, 2004). 432 pp.
- Norman, Matthew W. "James H. Burton and the Confederate States Armory at Macon", The Georgia Historical Quarterly, Winter 1997, Vol. 81 Issue 4, pp 974–987
- Stone, James H. "Economic Conditions in Macon, Georgia in the 1830's", The Georgia Historical Quarterly, Summer 1970, Vol. 54 Issue 2, pp 209–225
- Yates, Bowling C. "Macon, Georgia, Inland Trading Center 1826–1836", The Georgia Historical Quarterly, Fall 1971, Vol. 55 Issue 3, pp 365–377
- Young, Ida, Julius Gholson, and Clara Nell Hargrove. History of Macon, Georgia (Macon, 1950)
External links
- Official City Government Website
- Macon-Bibb County Convention and Visitors Bureau
- Macon (the New Georgia Encyclopedia)