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Macon (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 32 50 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 32.8333 decimal degrees |
| Long: 083 37 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -83.6167 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located in central Georgia on Ocmulgee River; Macon was laid out across river from Newtown (1823) & annexed it in 1829; was Confederate supply depot & gold depository in Civil War; captured by Union forces 1865; industrialization spurred recovery in WW I. |
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| Macon (preferred,C,V)
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............ | named for political leader Nathaniel Macon |
| Newtown (H,V)
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| Fort Hawkins (H,V)
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Bibb (county) (P) |
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Macon (inhabited place) (P) |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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was ancient Amerindian site of Mississippian culture (700-1500), original town Newtown developed around Fort Hawkins in 1806 |
| city (C) |
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incorporated in 1823, chartered in 1832 |
| county seat (C) |
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| industrial center (C) |
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for aircraft parts, brick & tile |
| manufacturing center (C) |
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for automobile accessories, limestone, clay, drugs, clothing, textiles & for processing of region's agricultural products |
| transportation center (C) |
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for distributing agriculture produce |
| agricultural center (C) |
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for cotton, grain, pulpwood, fruit & nuts |
| military center (C) |
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for Robins Air Force Base |
| educational center (C) |
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for Mercer University (1833), Wesleyan College, Macon Junior College & Georgia Academy for the Blind |
| tourist center (C) |
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for birthplace of poet Sidney Lanier, restored Fort Hawkins & Ocmulgee National Monument (prehistoric Indian mounds) |
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