Historical Marker

Peyton Anderson

Macon · Bibb County · Erected 2025

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The Story

Publisher of the Macon Telegraph from 1951 to 1969, Anderson prized fearless, independent journalism. At his 1988 death he left a fortune to found the Peyton Anderson Foundation, still funding charities across middle Georgia.

About this site

Peyton Anderson is a historical marker in Macon, Bibb County, erected in 2025. 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 32.8375, -83.6278 near Macon. The nearest cataloged historic site is Militia Headquarters Building (historic place), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Emerson-Holmes Building, Jefferson Davis at the Lanier House, and The Lanier House.

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

📍 32.8375, -83.6278 · Macon, Bibb County

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