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Obelisks at Rose Hill Cemetery - Macon, Georgia

For some years the Father led me to reside in Macon, Georgia. While there I learned much about
Freemasonry and its Babylonian connection. The name Macon is the French word for “Mason.”
Macon, Georgia is truly a Masonic city. It is located between 32 and 33 degrees north latitude, the
numbers 32 and 33 being the two highest degrees in Scottish Rite Freemasonry. The website for the
chamber of commerce of the city of Macon, Georgia states that the town was laid out upon the same
design as the ancient city of Babylon, incorporating wide streets and tree lined boulevards.

Yet, I believe there is an unusual historical connection that influenced the Masonic founders of Macon
to locate their city where they did. Within the limits of the city there is a National Monument called
The Ocmulgee Indian Mounds. The early Indians who dwelt in this place are recognized as “mound
builders.” The mounds they built served a similar function as the ziggurats, or stepped pyramids, of
the Babylonians. On top of the mound was erected a temple, a place of worship. Following is an
architect’s drawing of the Ocmulgee Great Temple Mound.

Ocmulgee Great Temple Mound

I have been out to this site numerous times. Following are a couple images of what this site looks like
today. The first photo is an aerial shot. You can see the great mound at the upper right hand side of
the photograph. There are no structures atop the mound today. It is just a level plateau.