Macon

Look up Macon, Mâcon, or maçon in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

Macon may refer to:

Places

In Belgium:

• Macon, Belgium

In France:

• Mâcon
  • The Ancient Diocese of Mâcon
  • The name Mâcon is also applied to the Mâconnais wine from that region

In the United States of America:

• Macon, Alabama
• Macon, Georgia
• Macon, Illinois
• Macon, Mississippi
• Macon, Missouri
• Macon, Nebraska
• Macon, North Carolina
• Macon, Tennessee
• Bayou Macon, a river in Arkansas and Louisiana
• Fort Macon State Park, North Carolina
  • Battle of Fort Macon

U.S. Navy ships

• USS Macon (ZRS-5), an airship built in 1933
• USS Macon (CA-132), a cruiser built in 1945

People

• Macon (surname)

Colleges

• Macon State College was a four-year state college unit of the University System of Georgia.
• Randolph-Macon Academy (R-MA) is a coeducational college preparatory school for students in grades 6–12 and postgraduates in Front Royal, Virginia, US.

Railways

• Macon Railroad began operations in 1887 between Macon and Hillsboro, Georgia, USA.
• Covington and Macon Railroad began operations in 1887 between Macon and Hillsboro, Georgia, USA.
• Macon and Northern Railway (169 km) of track between Macon and Athens, Georgia, USA.

Other

• A symmetric type of oar used in the sport of rowing
• Macon (food), a bacon substitute
• Macon Library, a branch library in Brooklyn, New York

See also

• The Baby of Mâcon, 1993 film by Peter Greenaway
• Mâcon Treasure, a Roman silver hoard found in the city of Mâcon, eastern France in 1764