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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".
1851 – Georgia State Fair relocates to Macon. [5] [10] 1860 ... 1960 – "Stratford Academy founded" 1964 – Middle Georgia Historical Society formed. [23] 1965 ...
In 1822 the state chartered Bibb County, and the following year the town of Macon was founded. The Creek National Council struggled to end such land cessions by making them a capital offense. But in 1825, Chief McIntosh and his paternal cousin, Georgia Governor George Troup, negotiated an agreement with the US.
Macon County is a county located in the west central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census , the population was 12,082. [ 1 ] The county seat is Oglethorpe .
The history of Georgia in the United States of America spans pre-Columbian time to the present-day U.S. state of Georgia. The area was inhabited by Native American tribes for thousands of years. A modest Spanish presence was established in the late 16th century, mostly centered on Catholic missions. The Spanish had largely withdrawn from the ...
The effort to make Macon home to Georgia’s first national park now has bipartisan support in Washington, D.C. ... Mayor Lester Miller said Macon-Bibb has taken a giant leap ahead in its effort ...
The Macon native has worked in real estate for over 45 years and founded Washburn & Associates, a real estate and brokerage firm; as well as The Dale Washburn School of Real Estate.
The State of Georgia's first constitution was ratified in February 1777. Georgia was the 10th state to ratify the Articles of Confederation on July 24, 1778, [15] and was the 4th state to ratify the United States Constitution on January 2, 1788. [16] Slaves with the cotton they had picked. Georgia, c. 1850