Gordon Military College-GHM-085-7A-Lamar County
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N 33° 02.789 W 084° 09.179
16S E 765861 N 3660043
at Alumni Hall, intersection of College Dr. and Gordon Rd., Barnesville
Waymark Code: WM4JV2
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 09/01/2008
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Founded as Male and Female Seminary in 1852, this was a pioneer school of its kind in Georgia. It was reorganized in 1872 as Gordon Institute, named for General John B. Gordon, famed Confederate soldier, Governor and Senator, who was a friend of Charles E. Lambdin, its first president. In 1927 this school became Gordon Military College, an Honor Military School, an accredited, non-sectarian, five year preparatory Junior College. Graduates have won distinction in many fields of endeavor. Senator Richard B. Russell is numbered among its prominent alumni.
Type of Marker: Highway
Marker #: 085-7A
Date: 1956
Sponsor: Not listed
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