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The 400-acre (1.6 km 2) Macon Campus is the university's main campus, located in the western section of Bibb County at Interstate 475's interchange with U.S. Route 80 (Eisenhower Parkway). It was the original main campus of Macon State College. The campus has more than a dozen major buildings and a scenic lake.
Initially intended as a night school, Georgia State University was established in 1913 as the Georgia School of Technology's Evening School of Commerce. [23] A reorganization of the University System of Georgia in the 1930s led to the school becoming the Atlanta Extension Center of the University System of Georgia and allowed night students to earn degrees from several colleges in the ...
Macon State College was a four-year state college unit of the University System of Georgia. On Jan. 8, 2013, it was merged with Middle Georgia College into a new institution, Middle Georgia State College, which was renamed on July 1, 2015 to Middle Georgia State University. Macon State College was formerly Macon College and Macon Junior College.
State university 132 acres (0.53 km 2) Fort Valley State University: Fort Valley: State university, HBCU: 1,365 acres (5.52 km 2) Georgia College & State University: Milledgeville: State university 602 acres (2.44 km 2) Georgia Southwestern State University: Americus: State university 325 acres (1.32 km 2) Middle Georgia State University: Macon ...
Cumberland Island is Georgia's largest barrier island. Native Americans became the first residents as early as 4,000 years ago. They abandoned the island by the 18th century because of European ...
This is a List of National Historic Landmarks in Georgia. The United States National Historic Landmark program is operated under the auspices of the National Park Service , and recognizes structures, districts, objects, and similar resources according to a list of criteria of national significance.
Jekyll Island is wholly owned by the state of Georgia and managed by the Jekyll Island Authority. Located south of St. Simons Island, it is reachable via the Downing Musgrove Causeway (GA 520) off US 17 in Glynn County. Purchase of a parking pass is required to drive onto the island (as of June, 2015, fees are $6.00 daily, $28.00 weekly, or $45 ...
The Waddell Barnes Botanical Gardens are botanical gardens located on the campus of Middle Georgia State University, Macon, Georgia, spanning 167 acres (68 hectares). They are open daily without charge. The gardens were established in 1967 to designs of landscape architect Clay Adamson when the construction of Macon Junior College began.