Montpelier Institute-GHM 102-3-Monroe Co
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N 32° 51.908 W 083° 52.922
17S E 230316 N 3640018
Ga 74 near the Bibb County line
Waymark Code: WM6XEN
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 08/01/2009
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Montpelier Institute, founded in 1842 by Stephen Elliott, Jr., First Episcopal Bishop of the diocese of Georgia, was Georgia´s second oldest school for girls. Col. G.B. Lamar gave the land for the school including Montpelier Springs, long noted as a health resort. Operated until 1856 as a Female Institute with students from several states and prominent teachers, its cutural influence was felt for many years. For 20 years, until 1876, Montpelier was a private school. When that school closed the property was acquired by the Hart family of Macon.
Type of Marker: Highway
Marker #: 102-3
Date: 1955
Sponsor: GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION
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