Historical Marker

Central City College / Georgia Baptist College

Macon · Bibb County · Erected 2003

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Founded in 1899 by Black Baptists, this Macon school offered high school and college education to African Americans during the Jim Crow era. Renamed Georgia Baptist College, it closed in the 1950s after financial struggles.

About this site

Central City College / Georgia Baptist College is a historical marker in Macon, Bibb County, erected in 2003. It is one of 88 historical markers documented in Bibb County, among 199 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 32.8597, -83.6161 near Macon. The nearest cataloged historic site is Fort Hill Cemetery (cemetery), about 0.7 miles away. Others within a short drive include Fort Hawkins, Gen. James Edward Oglethorpe, and Fort Hawkins.

This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

📍 32.8597, -83.6161 · Macon, Bibb County

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