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Macon (/ ˈ m eɪ k ən / MAY-kən), officially Macon–Bibb County, is a consolidated city-county in Georgia, United States.Situated near the fall line of the Ocmulgee River, it is 85 miles (137 km) southeast of Atlanta and near the state's geographic center—hence its nickname "The Heart of Georgia".
Macon City Hall Macon City Hall c. 1876 Macon City Hall displayed on page 23 of Sholes' directory of Macon, 1880. Macon City Hall serves as the seat of government for the city of Macon, Georgia, in the United States.
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The Macon metropolitan area is a metropolitan statistical area consisting of five counties in Central Georgia, anchored by the principal city of Macon.At the 2010 U.S. census, the five-county area had a population of 232,293. [3]
The Mayor of Macon-Bibb County is the highest elected official in the consolidated city-county government of Macon and Bibb County, Georgia.The county was established in 1822, while the city was incorporated in 1823.
1806 – U.S. Fort Hawkins built at the present-day site of Creek Indian Ocmulgee Old Fields (future site of Macon). [1]1821 – Fort Hawkins settlement renamed "Newtown". [1]
The Macon City Auditorium is a historic structure in Macon, Georgia, United States, that has hosted performances, meetings, and events for the community since 1925.It was designed by New York architect Egerton Swartwout.
Macon County was created in 1837 from parts of Houston ("house-ton") and Marion counties, effective December 14 of that year. The 91st county, it was named for the then-recently deceased General Nathaniel Macon [4] of North Carolina, who served in the U.S. Congress for 37 years and ran for U.S. vice president.