Lumpkin Academy GHM 096-3 - Macon County
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N 32° 17.426 W 084° 03.961
16S E 776305 N 3576410
Located on Ga 49 at Asbury Road in Oglethorpe, GA.
Waymark Code: WM4TCF
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 09/27/2008
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Lumpkin Academy
Horace T. Lumpkin (1857-1930) A Virginia native and son of exslaves, is credited with introducing formal education to black children in Macon County. Lumpkin, who was educated at Knoxville College, Tennessee and Atlanta University, founded the Lumpkin Academy in 1886. In 1889, land was purchased at this site for the school.
The two-story, wood-frame structure was constructed and operated with the financial support of ex-Oglethorpe resident Mrs. W.L. Peel. Students at Lumpkin Academy studied reading, writing, arithmetic, English, science, geography, history, mathmatics [sic], and astronomy. Professor Lumpkin, as he was known, often sought jobs around town in order to teach his students agriculture, carpentry and landscaping. Music and band were also available. When Rosenwald Schools for black children opened their doors in Macon County in the early 1930's. Lumpkin Academy, its founder deceased and its aging building in disrepair, closed its doors permanently.
GHM 096-3 GEORGIA HISTORIC MARKER 1992
Type of Marker: Highway
Marker #: GHM 096-3
Date: 1992
Sponsor: Georgia Historical Commission
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