Riddleville-GHM-150-3-Washington, Co
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N 32° 54.428 W 082° 40.002
17S E 344131 N 3642223
At Riddleville on Ga 242
Waymark Code: WM6DT1
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 05/18/2009
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In this locality was one of the four academic of Washington County authorized by the State of Georgia and known as the Riddleville Academy. Mr. Anderson Riddle, a prominent citizen of the community and an ardent advocate of education, learning of the probability of the Washington Baptist Association establishing a denomination school of high standing, offered to give 300 acres of land and Mr. James A. Page offered 20, toward the founding of such an institute in their community. At this point the trustees of the Riddleville Academy offered to convey all property and buildings to the newly organized Mount Vernon Baptist Association for the same purpose. Thus, Association and the mount Vernon Institute were organized. The school continued under the supervision of the Mount Vernon Baptist Association until 1891.
The town was Incorporated and named Riddleville, in honor of Mr. Anderson Riddle, by an act of the Georgia Legislature in 1859.
Type of Marker: Highway
Marker #: 150-3
Date: 1954
Sponsor: GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION
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