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Cannonball House, Macon, GA

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Cannonball House

Antebellum townhouse in Macon, named for a Union shell that crashed through its front without exploding.

856 Mulberry St, Macon, Georgia 31201 · Macon, GA

About Cannonball House

Built as a townhouse for a local planter in 1853, this downtown Macon home is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. During the Civil War, an artillery shell struck the front of the house without detonating, which gave the building its name. It now operates as a museum preserving artifacts tied to Georgia's antebellum, Civil War, and Reconstruction eras, with exhibits, special collections, guided tours, and education programs.

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