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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1Y3X_oak-ridge-cemetery-historical_Macon-GA.html
Oak Ridge Cemetery, also a part of Rose Hill Cemetery, was set aside for Negro slave burials of many prominent Macon families. Many affluent descendants of slaves such as doctors, teachers, and businessmen are also buried here.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VLX_rose-hill-cemetery-historical_Macon-GA.html
Rose Hill Cemetery opened in May of 1840, twenty one years before the first casualties of the Civil War. Seven Macon soldiers were killed in the battle at Pensacola, Fl., in the first year of the war 1861. Four were brought to Macon and buried in …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VLK_civil-war-era-maconites-of-african-ancestry-historical_Macon-GA.html
In 1860 the population of Bibb County was 16,289. The 6,790 slaves and free persons of color were the backbone of "King Cotton." There were at least three slave depots (markets) on Poplar Street. Many slaves and freedman worked as skille…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VJA_macon-city-hall-historical_Macon-GA.html
The building that houses Macon's City Hall was constructed in 1837 as headquarters for the Monroe Railroad and Banking Company. In 1845, the Greek Revival temple-style building was converted into Macon's first "fire-proof" cotton warehou…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1V1E_the-dunlap-house-historical_Macon-GA.html
In 1856, Samuel S. Dunlap constructed this house as part of his 400-acre cotton plantation. The plantation was operated by nineteen slaves who lived in three cabins. The Dunlap family also owned a home on High Street in the city of Macon. On July …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM18JT_confederate-pistol-factory_Macon-GA.html
In 1862, to meet the pressing need of the Confederate States Army for revolvers of the Colt pattern, the Griswold Cotton Gin Company's plant, on this site, was converted to a pistol factory. In March, the production of cotton gin machinery was dis…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM18JS_battle-of-griswoldville-the-advance-from-east-macon_Macon-GA.html
On Nov. 22, 1864, the 1st Division, Georgia Militia (less the 1st Brigade), with the 1st and 2nd Regiments, Georgia State Line, and Anderson's Georgia Battery attached, Brig. Gen. Pleasant J. Phillips commanding, marched from East Macon about 8:00…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM18JR_battle-of-griswoldville_Macon-GA.html
On Nov. 22 1864, the Right Wing (15th and 17th Corps) of Gen. Sherman's army [US] marched southeast from the vicinity of Gray toward Gordon and Irwinton on its destructive March to the Sea. To protect the right against Wheeler's cavalry [CS], Brig…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM15L3_ballard-hudson-senior-high-school_Macon-GA.html
This marker represents the establishment of a comprehensive high school for black people in Macon-Bibb County. The name is a merger of the Ballard High School and the Hudson High School. This public high school was supported by the Bibb County Boa…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM154L_city-hall-old-capitol_Macon-GA.html
The Macon City Hall, built in 1837 for the Monroe Railroad & Banking Co. and since remodeled, served from Nov. 18, 1864 till March 11, 1865 as temporary Capitol of Ga. Here Gov. Brown had his office and convened the last session of the Ga. legisla…