Historical Marker

William Arthur Fickling, Sr.

Macon · Bibb County

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The Story

A Macon real estate man, Fickling discovered a Yoshino cherry in his yard in 1949, matched it to Washington's famous trees, and propagated thousands of cuttings, helping make Macon the self-proclaimed Cherry Blossom Capital of the World.

About this site

William Arthur Fickling, Sr. is a historical marker in Macon, Bibb County. 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 32.8358, -83.6269 near Macon. The nearest cataloged historic site is First Public Camellia Show (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include William M. Wadley, Freemasonry in Macon, and Emerson-Holmes Building.

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

📍 32.8358, -83.6269 · Macon, Bibb County

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