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On July 3-5, 1970, a field by the Middle Georgia Raceway drew hundreds of thousands to the second Atlanta International Pop Festival. Jimi Hendrix played to one of the largest American crowds of his career; the hometown Allman Brothers performed.
Second Atlanta International Pop Festival is a historical marker in Byron, Peach County, erected in 2012. It is one of 6 historical markers documented in Peach County, among 36 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 32.6683, -83.7086 near Byron. The nearest cataloged historic site is Jailhouse Park / City of Byron (historical marker), about 3.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include Brown - Hallman Family Cemetery, Lisenby Cemetery, and Nimrod Jackson Family Cemetery.
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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