Muscogee (Creek) 1600-1826
English traders moved into this area in the late 1600s, and established a trading post near a
Creek village on the Ocmulgee River. The English called the Ocmulgee River, "Ochese
Creek." The natives living near . . . — — Map (db m244437) HM
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. — — Map (db m103153) HM
Macon native Simri Rose, for whom Rose Hill Cemetery is named, established these grounds in 1840. Rose set aside ten acres of the property for slave owners to purchase and bury enslaved people and to bury city-owned enslaved people. On September 12, . . . — — Map (db m103166) HM
After the Civil War, the three distinct sections present in Oak Ridge today began to form. In addition to the antebellum and Civil War burials of enslaved people, a portion of Oak Ridge was sold to William Wolff in 1879 as a burial ground for Temple . . . — — Map (db m103179) HM
Ocmulgee National Monument
Ocmulgee has 17,000 years of continuous human history, from Ice Age hunters to the Muscogee (Creek) people. The Mississippian Culture was the most complex and left the greatest influence here by building mounds and . . . — — Map (db m244418) HM
Ocmulgee's Earth Lodge - America's Oldest Ceremonial Lodge
This extraordinary piece of Mississippian architecture, the ceremonial Earth Lodge, remained buried at Ocmulgee Old Fields for 800 years until it was discovered during major . . . — — Map (db m244429) HM
Paleo Indian Period 15000 B.C.E. - 8000 B.C.E.
The word Paleo means "ancient or pre-historic." Archaeologists generally agree that Paleo Indians came to North America around 17000 years ago by crossing a land bridge connecting Siberia with . . . — — Map (db m244435) HM
Year Played in Macon: 1962
Years in MLB: 1963-1986
Pete Rose is a three-time World Series Champion and holds the Major League Baseball record for most hits in a career. Rose played in Macon for one season with the Macon Peaches (Cincinnati . . . — — Map (db m186761) HM
We of the American Legion honor those men who lost their lives in the Viet-Nam Conflict Aug. 5, 1964 to Aug. 15, 1973 from Bibb County, GA.
* ARMY * *MARINES* *AIR FORCE*
Baker, J. W.
Betleyoun, G. C.
Brown, . . . — — Map (db m53432) HM
[Top plaque]
This property has been
placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
[Bottom plaque]
The R. Kirby Godsey
Administration Building
This . . . — — Map (db m186828) HM
Railroad Overpass In 1833, the Central Railroad & Banking Company of Georgia was established and within ten years the railroad company constructed a main line between Macon and Savannah, a distance of 160 miles. In 1843, the rail line was . . . — — Map (db m244488) HM
Hometown: Macon, Georgia
Years in MLB: 1958-1978
Ron Fairly is a Macon native who went onto win three World Series Championships. Fairly made his Major League debut with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1958. With the Dodgers, Fairly would win . . . — — Map (db m186772) HM
Hometown: Milledgeville, Georgia
Years in MLB: 1993-2007
Rondell White is a Jones County native who went on to play Major League Baseball. White attended Jones County High, where he would be drafted out of high school by the Montreal Expos . . . — — Map (db m186769) HM
An American civil-rights activist, born in Tuskegee, Alabama as Rosa Louise McCauley. A seamstress and long-time member of the Montgomery, Alabama chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), her December 1, . . . — — Map (db m186784) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m99507) HM
Rosehill Cemetery 1840
Welcome to Rose Hill Cemetery
Rose Hill Cemetery is one of the earliest surviving
public landscaped cemeteries in the Southeast. The
city first conceived of this cemetery in 1840 while
considering plans to . . . — — Map (db m236921) HM
On December 23, 1836, the Legislature of the State of Georgia chartered The Georgia Female College. The first class graduated July 26, 1840. In 1843, the name was changed to Wesleyan Female College; in 1919 to Wesleyan College.
The oldest . . . — — Map (db m54616) HM
Southeast Mound
The Southeast mound area has been occupied from the Archaic period (9,600 B.C.E. - 1,000 B.C.E.) through the Mississippian period (900 C.E. - 1540 C.E.). Archeologists found evidence of prehistoric burials, plain pottery, . . . — — Map (db m244483) HM
The history of Roman Catholicism in Macon dates to a visit in 1829 by Bishop John England of the Diocese of Charleston and the subsequent migration of Irish Catholic families in the 1830s. In 1841 Macon's Catholics received their first pastor, . . . — — Map (db m22189) HM
This African-American parish began in 1888 and was named St. Peter Claver in 1903, in honor of the Patron Saint of Negro Missions. The current school, convent, and rectory were built here after the parish moved from Pio Nono Avenue in 1913. The . . . — — Map (db m25123) HM
Jewish-Americans have played a significant role in the economic,social and political life of Macon since the 1840s. To meet their growing religious needs, they established Orthodox Congregation Kahal Kadosh Beth Israel in 1859 in downtown Macon. The . . . — — Map (db m155592) HM
The "Iron Horse" devastates the mounds The 1843 and 1873 Railroad Cuts
In 1843, the Central Railroad and Canal Company constructed an initial mainline between Macon and Savannah, a distance of 160 miles. The railroad's path came right . . . — — Map (db m244431) HM
During the Civil War, Macon, Georgia was a thriving city, serving as a major transportation, medical, and manufacturing center. In 1864, Federal officers were being held at Camp Oglethorpe, a prisoner of war camp. Two battles were fought in Macon; . . . — — Map (db m98657) HM
[First plaque]
315 College Street
Macon, Georgia
With grateful appreciation
to
Gus H. Bell, III, and Family
Savannah, Georgia
for their generous gift to Mercer University
of this magnificent building
in memory
of
Amanda . . . — — Map (db m186630) HM
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) 1933-1942
Beginning in 1933, hundreds of people were employed at Ocmulgee by the various "New
Deal" public works agencies created during the Great Depression. They worked on the
archeological . . . — — Map (db m244425) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m98654) HM
The only battles fought at Macon took place here. Twice the Federals attacked Macon, emplanting their cannon on this farm, and twice they were repulsed. In the first attack under Gen. Stoneman on July 30, 1864, they shelled Macon from 10 A.M. until . . . — — Map (db m44995) HM
This church was founded in 1826 as the city’s first Baptist congregation. It was first located at the site of the present Bibb County Courthouse. The fourth and final move, to this site, occurred in 1883 and the current building was dedicated in . . . — — Map (db m23046) HM
Organized as the Presbyterian Church of Macon on June 18, 1826, by the Rev. Benjamin Gildersleeve and the Rev. Joseph C. Stiles, the church dedicated this house of worship, its third, on September 19, 1858, at the close of the ministry of the Rev. . . . — — Map (db m44944) HM
The Great Temple Mound and Town Site
Capital of a Thriving Civilization
What conclusions can we draw about the Mississippians? They were master farmers as evidenced by the extensive old fields that remain. The number of mounds suggests . . . — — Map (db m244479) HM
The Lanier House, for decades Macon's premiere hotel, opened on June 12, 1850 at this location. Macon native and poet Sidney Lanier was a member of the inn-keeping family. With additions the hotel stretched 135 feet on Mulberry Street with a cast . . . — — Map (db m130961) HM WM
On Nov. 15, 1864, after destroying Atlanta, Maj. Gen. W.T. Sherman, USA, began his March to the Sea. His army (650,000 infantry and 5,500 cavalry) moved in two widely separated wings. The Right Wing (15th and 17th Corps), Maj. Gen. O. O. Howard, . . . — — Map (db m25408) HM
In July, 1864, Union forces under Maj. Gen. W.T. Sherman, USA, closed in on Atlanta. Finding its fortifications “too strong to assault and too extensive to invest,” Sherman sought to force its evacuation by sending Maj. Gen. Geo. . . . — — Map (db m44555) HM
Year Played in Macon: 1963
Years in MLB: 1964-1986
Tony Perez was elected to the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame in 2000. Perez played in Macon for the Macon Peaches (Cincinnati affiliate) during the 1963 season. After one year in . . . — — Map (db m186774) HM
Trading with the British 1690-1715
The Creek Trading Paths, the Trading Post Site, and Civil War (1864)
Hundreds of axes, beads, clay pipes, knives, swords,
bullets, flints, pistols, muskets, and burial pits were
found in this area, . . . — — Map (db m244440) HM
Before you are the known graves of almost 1,000 people who died enslaved. Despite the enormous number of people who died in slavery in the United States, the burial sites of only a small number of the enslaved are known. Oak Ridge Cemetery is . . . — — Map (db m103177) HM
Year Played in Macon: 1983
Years in MLB: 1985-1998
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Vince Coleman is a former Major League Baseball All-Star. Coleman played for the Macon Redbirds (St. Louis affiliate) during the 1983 season. After one year in Macon, Coleman moved up . . . — — Map (db m186762) HM
Vineville United Methodist Church, the oldest daughter of Mulberry Street United Methodist Church, was begun in 1846 to serve wealthy planters of the village of Vineville, just outside Macon. It has been located on this site since 1897. The current . . . — — Map (db m44570) HM
[Top plaque]
This property has been
placed on the
National
Register of
Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
[Bottom plaque]
Walton building
dedicated 1982
to the
inspiration . . . — — Map (db m186812) HM
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 The . . . — — Map (db m59575) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m55010) HM
Entered on the National Register of Historic Places
by the United States Department of the Interior
April 2, 2004
Founded in 1836, Wesleyan is the first college in the world chartered to grant degrees to women. In 1928, the new Rivoli . . . — — Map (db m186862) HM
In grateful memory of William Arthur Fickling, Sr. (1903 - 1990), a long time resident of Macon and Bibb County and leader in numerous civic, governmental, religious and charitable organizations and activities.
Mr. Fickling’s broad ranging . . . — — Map (db m49768) HM
By an Act of Congress (P.L. 105-163) this historic building is named for United States District Judge "Gus" Bootle. Judge Bootle was born in Walterboro, S.C. on August 19, 1902, and attended Mercer University where he was awarded a law degree in . . . — — Map (db m130997) HM
During his 1775 visit, Bartram noted this area “exhibited a delightful diversified rural scene and promises a happy, fruitful, and salubrious region.” — — Map (db m49588) HM
On March 22, 1865, the Cavalry Corps, Military Division of the Mississippi [US], Bvt. Maj. Gen. James H. Wilson, USA, left the Tennessee River near Florence, Ala., and marched south to Selma to destroy its arsenals and foundries. On April 10th, . . . — — Map (db m25380) HM
Memorial Magnolias In grateful appreciation of those of our own families
and friends, who gave their lives in World War II. That
the ideals they cherished more than life might not perish from the earth, we, the citizens of Bibb County, have . . . — — Map (db m236919) WM
Yaupon Holly
(Ilex Vomitoria)
American Indians made a tea referred to by the
Colonials as the "Black Drink" from the leaves and
stems of these bushes which contain large quantities
of caffeine. The leaves were sun dried or . . . — — Map (db m236975) HM
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