Old City Cemetery endures Macon’s sprawling city growth
Bounded by Cherry, Sixth, Poplar and Seventh streets, The Old City Cemetery has been around since 1824.
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Fort Hill Cemetery: Buried but not forgotten history
As other cemeteries opened in Macon, Fort Hill Cemetery received fewer and fewer burials. Today, no plots are available for purchase in Fort Hill Cemetery, which already holds nearly 10,000 individuals.
Rose Hill Rambles return for festival
During this year’s Cherry Blossom festival, the Historic Macon Foundation will sponsor three Rose Hill Rambles: one on March 21, one on March 25 and one on March 27.
Rose Hill history: The man behind Macon’s running water
As Macon’s population grew from 5,720 in 1850 to 12,749 in 1880, it was apparent that Macon needed a better water system. The first person in Macon to make this happen was Arthur E. Boardman.
Piecing together the puzzle: An Oak Ridge burial for C.B. Lewis
Most of Oak Ridge cemetery — the plot of land within Macon's Rose Hill cemetery set aside for enslaved and free Black individuals — is unmarked and unmapped. A tall stone monument for C.B. Lewis is a rare exception.
Simri Rose’s living legacy: The man behind Rose Hill Cemetery
Rose Hill is a popular Macon landmark, but some may not know about the man behind the 60 acre walkable cemetery.