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1851 – Georgia State Fair relocates to Macon. [5] [10] 1860 Belgian Fair and Cotton Planters' Exposition held. [6] Population: 8,247. [8] 1862 – "Arsenal of the Confederate Government moved to Macon" during the American Civil War. [9] 1864 July 30: Macon besieged by Union forces. [5] "City Hall made temporary State Capitol of Georgia." [9]
Oglethorpe Park Type Municipal park Location Atlanta, Georgia, United States Area 47.25 acres (19.12 ha) Opened 1869 Closed 1881 Owned by Government of Atlanta Oglethorpe Park was a municipal park in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. The park, consisting of about 50 acres (20 ha), was created in 1869 and hosted numerous fairs, most notably the International Cotton Exposition in 1881. Following ...
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".
Under government pressure in 1805, the Lower Creek ceded their lands east of the Ocmulgee River to the state of Georgia, but they refused to surrender the sacred mounds. They retained a 3-by-5-mile (4.8 km × 8.0 km) area on the east bank called the Ocmulgee Old Fields Reserve. It included both the mounds on the Macon Plateau and the Lamar mounds.
This is a list of plantations and/or plantation houses in the U.S. state of Georgia that are National Historic Landmarks, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, listed on a heritage register, or are otherwise significant for their history, association with significant events or people, or their architecture and design. [1] [2] [3]
Sep. 9—The North Georgia State Fair will return to Jim Miller Park on Sept. 22, celebrating 90 years as a well-known, fall staple. The fair, presented by Superior Plumbing, had a record number ...
Here are ways to save, fair hours, events, exhibits, concert lineup and more. A beloved tradition, 2024 Georgia National Fair opens in Perry. What you need to know
The Georgia National Fair is a state-sponsored fair that is held every October on the Georgia National Fairgrounds and Agricenter in Perry, Georgia, United States. The Georgia National Fair is now an 11-day fair. It was first held in 1990 with an attendance of 270,000 people. [2] It has grown to attract an annual average of over 565,500 ...