Griswaldville was the site of one of the final battles of the civil war. By this time, the Confederate army was nearly decimated and now the only population segments left to be recruited were the very young and the very old. The Union won handily. Within the year, the north would declare victory over the south.
Another interesting battle site was Fort Hawkins. This fort saw action during the war of 1812 when the U.S. battled the British territory of Canada.
We also checked out the commemorative statue of Otis Redding in Macon, Georgia. Okay, everybody together now...
♩♫ Sittin' in the mornin' sun
I'll be sittin' when the evenin' comes
Watchin' the ships roll in
Then I watch 'em roll away again
I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay
Watchin' the tide, roll away
I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay
Wastin' time ♬♪♫
Ironically, Otis isn't sitting on a dock, and for that matter not even on a bay 😉
Otis wasn't necessarily born in Macon, but he did spend the majority of his life here.
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