Built from 1862, this complex was meant to be a central Confederate ordnance laboratory, producing ammunition under Col. John W. Mallet. Its planned 600-foot main building was never finished before the war's end.
Confederate States Central Laboratory
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Confederate States Central Laboratory is a historical marker in Macon, Bibb County, erected in 1994. 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 32.8496, -83.6733 near Macon. The nearest cataloged historic site is Muscadine Studios (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Lustron House at 3498 McKenzie Drive, Solomon-Smith-Martin House, and Davis-Guttenberger-Rankin House.
This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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