Stewart County Academy And Masonic Building-GHM 128-6-Stewart Co
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N 32° 03.057 W 084° 47.631
16S E 708289 N 3548211
Corner of Broad and Martin Luther King in Lumpkin
Waymark Code: WMA733
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 11/26/2010
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This building was erected in 1831 in NW Lumpkin to house the `Stewart County Academy,` the first academy in the county. In 1842, it became the `Lumpkin Independent Academy` for boys only, owned by local stockholders. In 1841, the first Sunday School, interdenominational, was organized in the building. Purchased in 1885 by E.M. Sheram, the building was moved to this corner and used as a carriage factory, general store, fire station, and gasoline station. The second floor has been used continuously since 1885 as a lodge room by Cross Chapter No. 173 Masons, organized as Cross Lodge No. 12, Nov. 8, 1838.
Type of Marker: Highway
Marker #: 128-6
Date: 1957
Sponsor: Georgia Historical Commission
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