Macon may refer to:
Places
Belgium
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Macon, Belgium
Macon is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Momignies, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.
The town has approximately 500 people, and is about 10 miles west of Chimay, near the French border. Nearby lies the site ...
France
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Mâcon
Mâcon (), historically anglicised as Mascon, is a city in east-central France. It is the prefecture of the department of Saône-et-Loire in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Mâcon is home to near 34,000 residents, who are referred to in French as Mà ...
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Ancient Diocese of Mâcon
The former bishopric of Mâcon was located in Burgundy. The bishopric of Macon was established as a suffragan of Lyon. The existence of Mâcon as a separate diocese ended at the French Revolution.
History
The city of Mâcon, formerly the capita ...
**Mâcon, another name for the
Mâconnais
The Mâconnais district is located in the south of the Burgundy wine region in France, west of the Saône river. It takes its name from the town of Mâcon. It is best known as a source of good value white wines made from the Chardonnay grape; the ...
wine from that region
United States of America
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Macon, Alabama
Macon, also known as Macon Quarters, is an unincorporated community in Calhoun County, Alabama
Calhoun County is a county in the east central part of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2020 census, the population was 116,441. Its county se ...
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Macon, Georgia
Macon ( ), officially Macon–Bibb County, is a consolidated city-county in the U.S. state of Georgia. Situated near the fall line of the Ocmulgee River, it is located southeast of Atlanta and lies near the geographic center of the state of Geo ...
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Macon, Illinois
Macon is a town in Macon County, Illinois, United States whose population was 1,138 at the 2010 census, and 1,120 at a 2018 estimate. It is included in the Decatur, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area and lies 11 miles South of Decatur.
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Macon, Mississippi
Macon is a city in Noxubee County, Mississippi along the Noxubee River. The population was 2,768 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Noxubee County.
History
In 1817, Jackson's Military Road was built at the urging of Andrew Jackson to pr ...
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Macon, Missouri
Macon is a city in and the county seat of Macon County, Missouri, United States. The population was 5,457 at the 2020 census.
History
Macon was platted in 1856. Like the county, Macon was named for Nathaniel Macon. A post office called Macon Cit ...
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Macon, Nebraska
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Macon, North Carolina
Macon is a town located in Warren County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2010 census, the town had a total population of 119. It is named for Nathaniel Macon, long-time Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives.
Geography
Macon i ...
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Macon, Tennessee
Macon is an unincorporated community in Fayette County, Tennessee, United States. The community is located at the intersection of two state highways, State Route 193 (Macon Road) and State Route 194 (Oakland Road going north and Rossville Road g ...
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Bayou Macon
Bayou Macon is a bayou in Arkansas and Louisiana. It begins in Desha County, Arkansas, and flows south, between the Boeuf River to its west and the Mississippi River to its east, before joining Joe's Bayou south of Delhi in Richland Parish, Loui ...
, a river in Arkansas and Louisiana
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Fort Macon State Park
Fort Macon State Park is a North Carolina state park in Carteret County, North Carolina, in the United States. Located on Bogue Banks near Atlantic Beach, the park opened in 1936. Fort Macon State Park is the second most visited state park in ...
, North Carolina
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Battle of Fort Macon
The siege of Fort Macon took place from March 23 to April 26, 1862, on the Outer Banks of Carteret County, North Carolina. It was part of Union Army General Ambrose E. Burnside's North Carolina Expedition during the American Civil War.
In late ...
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Macon County (disambiguation) Macon County may refer to:
United States
* Macon County, Alabama
* Macon County, Georgia
* Macon County, Illinois
* Macon County, Missouri
* Macon County, North Carolina
** Macon County Airport
* Macon County, Tennessee
Medieval France
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Macon Township (disambiguation) Macon Township may refer to:
*Macon Township, Bureau County, Illinois
* Macon Township, Harvey County, Kansas
*Macon Township, Michigan
Macon Township is a civil township of Lenawee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the ...
U.S. Navy ships
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*, a cruiser built in 1945
People
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Macon (surname) Macon is a surname.
It may be derived from French Maçon or Mâcon meaning ''marsh dweller'', or a variant of the occupational surname Mason.
People with this name
* Mark Macon (born 1969), former American professional basketball player
* Max ...
Colleges
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Randolph-Macon College, a private liberal arts college in Ashland, Virginia
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Macon State College
Macon State College was a four-year state college unit of the University System of Georgia. On Jan. 8, 2013, it was merged with Middle Georgia College into a new institution, Middle Georgia State College, which was renamed on July 1, 2015 to Midd ...
, a former four-year state college unit of the University System of Georgia
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Randolph-Macon Academy
Randolph-Macon Academy (R-MA) is a coeducational private boarding school with an elite Air Force JROTC component. R-MA serves students in grades 6-12 and maintains 100% college acceptance rate every year with each class averaging over $14 million ...
(R-MA), a coeducational college preparatory school for students in grades 6–12 and postgraduates in Front Royal, Virginia, USA
Railways
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Covington and Macon Railroad began operations in 1887 between Macon and Hillsboro, Georgia, USA
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Macon and Northern Railway In 1891, the Macon and Northern Railroad was established and took over the failed Covington and Macon Railroad. It operated of track between Macon and Athens, Georgia, USA
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as th ...
(169 km) of track between Macon and Athens, Georgia, USA
Other
*A symmetric type of
oar
An oar is an implement used for water-borne propulsion. Oars have a flat blade at one end. Rowers grasp the oar at the other end.
The difference between oars and paddles is that oars are used exclusively for rowing. In rowing the oar is connecte ...
used in the sport of rowing
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Macon (food) Macon is a cured and smoked form of mutton. Macon is prepared in a similar manner to bacon, with the meat being either dry cured with large quantities of salt or wet cured with brine and then smoked. The name macon is a portmanteau word of mutto ...
, a bacon substitute
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Macon Library
Macon Library is a branch of the Brooklyn Public Library, located in the Bedford–Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City. The branch, opened in 1907, was the borough's eleventh Carnegie library. Richard A. Walker designed Macon i ...
, a branch library in Brooklyn, New York
*A variant spelling of
Mahound
Mahound and Mahoun are variant forms of the name Muhammad, often found in Medieval and later European literature. The name has been used in the past by Christian writers to vilify Muhammad. It was especially connected to the depiction of a Muhamma ...
*''Macon'', first half of the double-album ''
Macon, Georgia
Macon ( ), officially Macon–Bibb County, is a consolidated city-county in the U.S. state of Georgia. Situated near the fall line of the Ocmulgee River, it is located southeast of Atlanta and lies near the geographic center of the state of Geo ...
by Jason Aldean
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Macón (horse)
Macón was an undefeated Argentinian Thoroughbred racehorse.
Background
Macón was bred by Haras Ojo de Agua and foaled in 1922. He was sold as a two-year-old in 1924 and was purchased at a high price by Jorge Mitre for his Stud Don Alfonso.
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, an Argentinian racehorse
See also
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The Baby of Mâcon
''The Baby of Mâcon'' is a 1993 historical drama film written and directed by Peter Greenaway, and starring Ralph Fiennes, Julia Ormond and Philip Stone.
The film is set in France during the mid-17th century, in the court of Cosimo III de' Med ...
'', 1993 film by Peter Greenaway
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Mâcon Treasure
The Mâcon Treasure or Macon Treasure is the name of a Roman silver hoard found in the city of Mâcon, eastern France in 1764. Soon after its discovery, the bulk of the treasure disappeared, with only 8 silver statuettes and a silver plate identi ...
, a Roman silver hoard found in the city of Mâcon, eastern France in 1764
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Masson (disambiguation)
Masson may refer to:
Places
* Masson (electoral district), a Quebec provincial electoral district
* Masson Island, an Antarctic island
* Masson Range, a mountain range in Antarctica
Other uses
* Masson (surname)
* Masson (publisher), a Frenc ...
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Mason (disambiguation)
Mason may refer to:
Occupations
* Mason, brick mason, or bricklayer, a craftsman who lays bricks to construct brickwork, or who lays any combination of stones, bricks, cinder blocks, or similar pieces
* Stone mason, a craftsman in the stone-cutt ...
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