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:: Bacon County :: 
 
County July 27, 1917 Formed 
County Seat Alma 
Incorporated Alma Cities 
Total Area 285 square miles 
History Georgia's 149th county was named for Senator Augustus O. Bacon, a four-term U.S. Senator who died in office. 
Alma's name is an acronym composed from the first letters in the names of Georgia's four state capitals: Augusta, Louisville, Milledgeville, and Atlanta. Alma is the only incorporated municipality in Bacon County. 
There are three buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Bacon County: the Bacon County Courthouse, the Alma Depot, and the Rabinowitz Building. 
 
Points of Alma and Bacon County share a 110-acre recreational area for team Interest sports, swimming and picnicking. Additionally, four city-owned parks and 
six privately owned facilities provide many recreational opportunities. 
There are two wildlife management areas in the county, the Bacon Area and the Whitehead Creek Area, both which allow hunting. 
 
Annual The Blueberry Festival is held every June, celebrating Bacon County's Events large blueberry industry. 
Chamber of http://www.abcchamber.org/ Commerce 
Additional http://www.georgiaplanning.com/CountyPortal/countyportal.asp? County Info FIPS=13005 
 
Bacon Theater, Alma 
 
The Mule Round-Up, Community of Guysie 
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