Haddock (also known as Haddocks Station) is an

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in Jones County,

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, United States. It lies along State Route 22, to the east of the city of

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, the

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. Its elevation is 499 feet (152 m). It has a

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with the ZIP code 31033. Haddock is named for the Haddock family, who owned a large plantation in the area. It was once an incorporated town (1905) with schools, a train station, a saw mill, a bank, and a canning factory. The town had its beginnings in the 1870s. Prior to this there were trading posts with nearby Indian Territory. Most of the businesses are now closed and it is primarily a bedroom community to Macon and Milledgeville. Haddock is part of the Macon

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Notable people

* Walter Morgan, professional golfer, winner of three Senior PGA Tour events *

George Stallings George Tweedy Stallings (November 17, 1867 – May 13, 1929) was an American professional baseball catcher and manager. He played in Major League Baseball for the Brooklyn Bridegrooms and Philadelphia Phillies in 1890 and 1897 to 1898 and mana ...

, Major League Baseball player and manager, died in Haddock *

Don Patterson (defensive back) Don Patterson (born October 31, 1957) is a former professional American football player who played defensive back for two seasons for the Detroit Lions and New York Giants His sons, Eric Patterson and Corey Patterson are both former Major Le ...

, professional football player * Frances Stewart Higgins, glass artist "Higgins: Adventures in Glass" by Donald-Brian Johnson & Leslie Pina, Schiffer Publishing, Atglen, PA, p.9.

References

*"History of Jones County, Georgia" by C.W. Williams, Burke C., Macon Ga., 1957. *"Milledgeville" by J.C. Bonner, Old Capital Press, Milledgeville Ga., 2007. {{authority control Unincorporated communities in Jones County, Georgia Unincorporated communities in Georgia (U.S. state) Macon metropolitan area, Georgia