Historical Marker

First Public Camellia Show

Macon · Bibb County · Erected 1957

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The Story

America's first public camellia show opened here February 5, 1932. It launched a movement so strong that the gathering soon spawned the forerunner of the American Camellia Society, whose national headquarters remain in Middle Georgia.

About this site

First Public Camellia Show is a historical marker in Macon, Bibb County, erected in 1957. 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 32.8361, -83.6270 near Macon. The nearest cataloged historic site is William Arthur Fickling, Sr. (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include William M. Wadley, Emerson-Holmes Building, and Militia Headquarters Building.

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

📍 32.8361, -83.6270 · Macon, Bibb County

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