Macon, Georgia
Bibb & Jones Counties
NEW 34
Page Booklet
Early
days in Bibb County and Jones County, GA, which today
includes the communities of
Macon, Gray, Hadock, Huber and Lizella, are
recalled through a mixture of colorful tales and factual data in this
spiral bound booklet reprinted
primarily from two rare books: the Rev. George White's Historical
Collections of Georgia and Georgia, a Guide to Its Towns
and Countryside, a WPA publication. The booklet
is printed one-sided on 60# paper with the print enlarged for easier
reading. A vinyl sheet has been added to protect the three-color front
cover.
The
excerpt from White's book covers the development of this area
until its publication date of 1854, while excerpts from
the WPA book, give a nostalgic glympse from a 1940 vantage point,
including interesting historical notes, especially as they relate
to sightseeing possibilities.
Among
the many and diverse topics in the booklet are:
Early Settlers, Residents who lived past 80;
Notable citizens, including Judge Christopher
Strong, the Rev. Seneca Bragg, and the Hon. Eugenius A. Nesvit (2
page bio); two Jones County Revolutionary War soldiers: Benjamin
Reynolds and John Lamar; Educational Institutions; a description
of Rose Hill Cemetery; Findley's Foundry and Nesbet & Levy's
Ocmulgee Foundry and other industries; Indian Mounds; Fort Hawkins; Macon
in the Civil War; the Farmers' Market; a map of Macon and Points
of Interest -- the Citizens and Southern National Bank, the
Municipal Auditorium, Wesleyan Fine Arts Conservatory, Washington
Memorial Library, Mercer University, the Home of Sidney Lanier;
the City Hall, the Johnston (Hay) House, the
Ralph Small House, etc.; a trial in Jones County involving impersonation;
the Hitchiti Experimental Forest; the Agriculture crisis and the
boll weevil; the Blount House with an "eyebrow" window and
a long spiral staircase, near Haddock; the Clinton Methodist
Church, Georgia Baptist College; Piedmont National Wildlife
Refuge with 140 species of birds; 1850 Census Statistics; and other bits
of history and trivia.
For contrast and comparison, we've
added a brief look at Jones and Bibb counties in the 21st Century,
via a condensed census report.
Illustrations include Rose Hill Cemetery, Christ
Church, Macon Cotton Factory, the Library Building at Wesleyan College,
and E.A. Nisbet.
Wouldn't this make a unique gift?
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