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Her and The Keep Macon-Bibb Beautiful Commission worked to create the event. [8] Macon celebrated its first International Cherry Blossom Festival that spring. The event lasted three days and was held at the Wesleyan College campus. Initially, it was meant to be a one time event, but it was so well received it became an annual celebration. [9]
The Macon Coliseum is a multi-purpose arena in Macon, Georgia, United States. It is home to the Macon Mayhem , a minor-league hockey team in the SPHL . The Centerplex was home to the Macon Whoopee (ECHL) , Macon Whoopee (CHL) and Macon Trax ice hockey teams and the Macon Knights arena football team.
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The stadium was named for Macon's mayor at the time of its opening, Luther Williams, whose family had migrated from South Wales, UK in the latter 1800's. Having an ardent love for athletics, he worked to bring baseball to Macon and helped get the stadium built. [ 5 ]
The Academy of Music was constructed in 1884 with the largest stage in the southeastern United States and seating for 2,418, almost one-fifth of Macon's population at the time. [4] The building was renovated in 1905; the present seven-story facade was added and the building reopened as the Grand Opera House.
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] 1865 – April 20: Macon occupied by Union forces. [1] 1866 – October 29: Equal Rights and Educational Association of Georgia meeting held ...
R.E.M. returned to Europe in April 1984, this time in support of their second studio album, Reckoning, with a tour titled the "Little America tour" ("Little America" being a track on the album). [1] They tour their homeland between June and November, before visiting Asia for the first time in mid-November.