108 BIBB COUNTY. 



BIBB. 



Bounded N. by Monroe, N. E. by Jones, E. by Twiggs, 

 S. by Houstoun, and W. by Crawford. Laid out in 1822. 

 Length 19 miles, breadth 16 miles, 304 square miles. 



Rivers and Creeks. — The Ocmulgee river is in the 

 eastern part of the county. The creeks are : Tobesofkee, 

 Rocky, Savage, Echaconnee, Coleparchee, Stone, Swift, 

 and Walnut. 



Population, Taxes, Representation. — In 1845, the popu- 

 lation was 5957 whites, 4791 black; total, 10,749. Amount 

 of State tax for 1848, $9,742 09. Sends two representatives 

 to the Legislature. 



Post Offices. — Macon and Echaconna. 



Original Settlers. — Charles Bulloch, N, W, Wells, Geo. 

 B. Wardlaw, Timothy Matthews, H. G. Ross, E. McCall, 

 R. McCall, C. McCardill, Thomas House, Joseph Willet, 

 David Flanders, A. Merriwether, J. Stone, Robert Colman, 

 S. Rose, &c. 



Towns. — Macon, named after the Hon. Nathaniel Macon of 

 North Carolina, is the seat of justice. Few places have advanc- 

 ed with more rapidity. The first lots were sold in 1823. It is 

 situated on both sides of the Ocmulgee river, 30 miles from 

 Milledgeville, 12 from Clinton, and 25 from Forsyth. The 

 municipal government consists of a Mayor and eight Aldermen, 

 who are known under the name and style of "The Mayor and 

 Council of the City of Macon," elected annually on the first 

 Saturday in January. The city officers are : Clerk and 

 Treasurer ; Marshal, who is styled Captain of the City Guard ; 

 a first and second Deputy Marshal, Bridge Keeper, Clerk of the 

 Market, Sexton, City Surveyor, and Keeper of the Magazine, 

 and Board of Health. We have not been able to learn 

 exactly the population of Macon, but according to the best 

 sources of information, we think we are safe in putting it 

 down at 5,200. The Court House is a commodious brick 

 building, three stories high, 93 by 47 feet, with a cupola. The 

 M;arket House is a neat brick edifice, 100 feet by 40. In the 

 second story is the Council Chamber, besides room for the city 



