Named For Gideon Barnes, who operated a log tavern and a stage line between Macon and Columbus County Seat of Lamar County In History In the 1880s, Barnesville was the South's top producer of horse-drawn buggies. "The Buggy Capital of the World" produced about 16,000 buggies a year Most People Don't Know That Cara studios is located in the restored 1910 Carnegie Library Top Annual Events Barnesville Buggy Days Don't Miss Old Jail Museum and Archives, featuring local history Nearby High Falls State Park