Macon County

E191331

Macon County is a county in eastern Alabama known for its historical significance in the civil rights movement and as the home of Tuskegee University.

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Macon County canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf county
borders Bullock County, Alabama NERFINISHED
Elmore County, Alabama NERFINISHED
Lee County, Alabama NERFINISHED
Montgomery County, Alabama NERFINISHED
Russell County, Alabama NERFINISHED
Tallapoosa County, Alabama NERFINISHED
contains Moton Field
Notasulga, Alabama
Shorter, Alabama
Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site
Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site
Tuskegee National Forest
Tuskegee University
Tuskegee, Alabama, United States
surface form: Tuskegee, Alabama
country United States of America
FIPSCode 01087
GNISFeatureID 01101540
hasCountySeat Tuskegee, Alabama, United States
surface form: Tuskegee, Alabama
hasGovernmentType county commission
hasHistoricalSignificance African American history
American civil rights movement
history of public health in the United States
hasMajorHighway Alabama State Route 14
Alabama State Route 186
Alabama State Route 199
Alabama State Route 229
Alabama State Route 229
surface form: Alabama State Route 249

Alabama State Route 49
Alabama State Route 81
Interstate 85
U.S. Route 231 NERFINISHED
U.S. Route 29 NERFINISHED
U.S. Route 80
hasMajorInstitution Tuskegee University
Tuskegee VA Medical Center
hasSignificantCommunity African American community
hasSignificantEvent Tuskegee syphilis study
civil rights activism in Tuskegee
locatedIn Alabama
United States South
eastern Alabama
locatedInTimeZone Central Time Zone
namedAfter Nathaniel Macon
partOf Alabama
surface form: State of Alabama
subdivisionType county of Alabama

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Alabama containsCounty Macon County
Bullock County formedFrom Macon County
Bullock County borderedBy Macon County
Elmore County borderedBy Macon County
Tallapoosa County hasBorderWith Macon County