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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/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…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM14HC_gen-james-edward-oglethorpe_Macon-GA.html
In Ocmulgee Fields camped Gen. James Edward Oglethorpe and his men on their way to Coweta Town for the purpose of making the treaty with the Creek Confederacy in 1739
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM14GU_war-of-1812-bicentennial-celebration_Macon-GA.html
As U.S. Army and Georgia Militia Headquarters, Fort Hawkins played a significant role in the War of 1812. The fort supplied all command and logistics support for the Southern Theatre and fort personnel participated directly in the Creek War and Th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM14GK_fort-hawkins_Macon-GA.html
Fort Hawkins was established at this site in 1806 on the eastern bank of the Ocmulgee River at the border of the Muskogee Creek Nation. The location was chosen by the fort's namesake, Benjamin Hawkins, who served as the U.S. Agent for Indian Affai…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM117S_wesleyan-college_Macon-GA.html
Led by the Methodist Community, a citizens' committee in the city of Macon founded Wesleyan as the first baccalaureate college for women. The Georgia Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church accepted the college from the committee, appointed a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1165_macon-history_Macon-GA.html
The Reform Medical College of Georgia, Middle Georgia's first medical school was founded in Forsyth, in 1839. The School moved to Macon in 1845 and remained here for 50 years before moving to Atlanta. Scores of physicians received their medical ed…