Georgetown College, Georgetown, Scott County, Kentucky
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krsmith2
N 38° 12.571 W 084° 33.255
16S E 714133 N 4231888
History of Georgetown College.
Waymark Code: WMJKTB
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 11/30/2013
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Georgetown College
First Baptist College west of the Alleghenies. Chartered in January, 1829, by "The Trustees of the Kentucky Baptist Education Society." Later named Georgetown. The site of Rittenhouse Academy, Georgetown, chosen for the College, July, 1829. Giddings Hall was first building erected. Under leadership of Pres. Howard Malcom, in 1840s, a permanent program was formed.
Marker Name: Georgetown, College
Marker Location: City
Type of Marker: Other
Marker Number (for official markers): 1487
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Kentucky Historical Society & Kentucky Department of Highways.
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