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Agriculture shaped the growth and development of
Marshallville. Cotton was king until after the War Between the States when the fruit
industry grew in importance. Wealthy landowners built large homes and new businesses
which created a diverse historic district which now is listed on the National Register of
Historic Places. Many of these homes may be seen on the
Historic Driving Tour.
 Samuel Henry Rumph, a Marshallville resident,
invented a peach shipping refrigerator which revolutionized the transportation of produce
to areas that had never had access to fresh harvests from the south. Local antique
shops display examples of peach crates that once shipped produce such as the famous
Elberta Peach, whose name was chosen by Mr. Rumph in honor of his wife.
Visit
Marshallville's crape myrtle and camellia lined streets for a glimpse back at
the "Old South". Celebrate the glorious blooming season in July.
Get acquainted with this historic
small town which created five-mile floral corridors in the early 1930s. That's when
3000 camellias and 3000 crape myrtles were planted, plus one million daffodils, to honor a
century of distinguished residents. Today some say the town is best known for the
crape myrtles. Others credit the camellias which settlers brought from the Carolinas
in the early 1800s. The camellia, a member of the Oriental tea family, blossoms from
November through February. Marshallville likely attracts some of the visitors who
come from all over the world to the American Camellia Society headquarters at Massee Lane
Gardens, just outside of Marshallville.
Whether you come to see historic
homes, crape myrtles, or camellias, you will surely be welcome in Marshallville.
Some of the items on this page were reprinted with the permission of Macon
Magazine.
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