Third Street; Peach Orchard in Bloom. Mid 1960s.
Macon, Bibb County, Georgia Postcards
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Bibb County Court House, Macon, Georgia. Mid 1960s. |
| Third Street Intersection, Showing Dempsey Hotel, Macon, Ga. Mid 1940s. |  |
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Terminal Station at Night, Macon, Georgia. Early 1940s. |
| Mercer University, Macon, Ga. Mercer, a Baptist co-educational institution, is over one hundred years old. Its large plant, including a theological school and a law school, faces beautiful Tattnal Square Park. Mercer is one of Macon's two institutions of higher learning, the other being Wesleyan College, Methodist, which is the oldest chartered college for women in the world. Obtained with a group of postcards from the 1940s. |  |
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Hay House - Macon, Ga. 934 Georgia Ave., Macon, Ga. Italian Renaissance Villa, built in the 1850's, with an immense ballroom and a secret room where Confederate gold was supposedly stored. Fabulous furnishings, priceless antiques, rare objects d'art, museum pieces, paintings, tapestries, floor coverings, crystal chandeliers, and gorgeous decorations. Open to the public during visiting hours. Mid 1960s. |
| Beautiful Colonial Home, Ralph B. Small Residence, Macon, Ga. This colonial home was built in 1847 and is a fine example of the Greek Revival Period. Obtained with a group of postcards from the 1940s. |  |
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Visitor Center and Administration Building, Ocmulgee National Monument, Macon, Georgia. |
| U. S. Post Office, Macon, Ga. Mid 1940s. |  |
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The Philomathean Room, located in the historic Cannonball House at Macon, Georgia, serves as a memorial to Phi Mu's founders. At Wesleyan College in 1852 the Philomathean Society was founded. Later, it becam Phi Mu Fraternity. Many of the antiques in the room date back to the 1840s. The room is maintained by Phi Mu Foundation and local alumnae. |
| View in Washington Park, Macon, Georgia. This site, originally a dump, with a little money and intelligent planning, was converted into this beautiful, extremely popular park. |  |
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Mulberry Street, Macon, GA. Has a postmark of 20 Oct 1906. Submitted by Tom Freeman. |
| "It's mess time!" Camp Wheeler, Macon, GA. Submitted by Tom Freeman. |  |
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Macon Skyscraper and Park. Late 1940's - early 1950's. Submitted by Tom Freeman. |
| Cherry Street, Macon, Georgia. Submitted by Tom Freeman. |  |
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Y. M. C. A., Macon. Submitted by Tom Freeman. |
