Historic Macon

John B. Lamar and she inherited his house in
Macon. The Cobbs lived in that house while he
was in charge of Macon’s war defense. Cobb was
a calming force in Macon in the stormy days
after the war, but his efforts were cut short by
his sudden death in 1868.
Nat E. Harris came to Georgia from
Tennessee when the war ended. He practiced
law in Macon and was elected to the state
legislature in 1882. Believing that the New
South needed people trained in science and
mechanics he pledged to work for a school
of technology for Georgia. In 1885 he succeeded
in getting a bill passed to create the Georgia
Institute of Technology. In 1915 Harris
was elected Governor of Georgia. After serving
one term he returned to Macon and his law
practice. He was always called the Father of
Georgia Tech.
Augustus O. Bacon was a recent graduate
of the University of Georgia in 1866 when he
came to Macon to practice law. He was first
elected to the state legislature in 1871 and, in
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Above: In gratitude for his role in
leading Macon to recovery from war
and Reconstruction, Mayor Price was
honored by having Daisy Park and
Price Library named for him. The
handsome neo-classic building
remains although the library closed in
the 1970s.
Bottom, left: James H. Blount was
among the first Confederate veterans
elected to Congress during
Reconstruction. After a long career in
the House of Representatives he
served on government missions to
Hawaii, Cuba and the Philippines.
Bottom, left: Mayor Sylvester B. Price
was nicknamed “Daisy” because, like
the flower, he was a perennial.
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