Baisden's Bluff Academy GHM 095-12
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Markerman62
N 31° 30.586 W 081° 21.988
17R E 465202 N 3486157
Located on GA 99 at Donelly Rd in the community of Crescent.
Waymark Code: WMPVM6
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 10/25/2015
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Located a short distance East of here, near the River, Baisden`s Bluff Academy was the main educational institution in McIntosh County in the early years of the 19th century. A Boarding School, operating the year round, its roll held the names of prominent families of this county and from the adjoining areas. "Mr. Linder" was Principal. General Francis Hopkins, Wm. A. Dunham, James Dunwoody, James Smith and Jacob Wood were Commissioners. In 1823 torrential rains washed the dormitory into the river, leaving a ravine which can still be seen. The school never recovered.
Type of Marker: Other
Marker #: 095-12
Date: 1957
Sponsor: Georgia Historical Commission
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