Named For Nathaniel Macon, U.S. Senator from North Carolina from 1815 to 1828, who was recognized as being the Senate's leading advocate of limiting the power of the federal government County Seat of Bibb County Most People Don't Know Macon has more cherry blossom trees than any other city in the world, including Washington, D.C. and cities in Japan. It was proclaimed the Cherry Blossom Capital of the World by the Japanese Consul General. Notable Natural Feature Located on the Ocmulgee River at the Fall Line In History Creek Indians and their predecessors occupied the Ocmulgee Old Fields for 12,000 years before the arrival of Europeans Famous Sons and Daughters Sidney Lanier, the Allman Brothers, Little Richard, Otis Redding Top Annual Events Cherry Blossom Festival and Ocmulgee Indian Celebration Don't Miss Ocmulgee National Monument, the Hay House, Museum of Arts and Sciences, and the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame