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Macon



Macon (pop. 281,103), city in central Georgia, on the Ocmulgee River; seat of Bibb County. The commercial and shipping center for a cotton, truck-farming, and livestock area, its industries include textiles, chemicals, and lumber. Macon (incorporated 1823) was named for Nathaniel Macon. Near the city are the prehistoric Indian mounds and towns of the Ocmulgee National Monument.



See also: Georgia.

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