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Historical Macon
By Reginald Sullivan | February 8, 2007
A Little History of Macon
10,000 Years ago, before the civil war, Macon was home of the Creek Indians and their ancestors. According to historical records, the Ocmulgee River is the site of the New World’s first christian baptism. In 1540, a spanish explorer by the name of Hernando de Soto documented this baptism when priests with his party baptized two local Indians in a ceremony on the Ocmulgee River bank.
In 1806, Macon was established as a trading post after the Creeks ceded their lands east of the Ocmulgee. The city was incorporated in 1823 on the river’s west bank, named for a statesman Nathaniel Macon from North Carolina. Macon experienced a bustling economy in the 19th century.
Macon’s Historic District includes commercial, residential, and institutional development that grew out of Macon’s original town plan and forms the city’s historic core. Development in this district began in 1823 and continued into the 1940’s. This district is key to the areas of architecture, commerce, community planning and development, politics/government, landscape architecture, education, and transportation.
The district contains a significant and varied collection of residential buildings that range from landmark mansions to small worker homes. Some of these homes are on the market today.
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