Site~Cherokee Baptist College-GHM-008-22-Bartow Co., GA
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N 34° 14.610 W 084° 51.819
16S E 696739 N 3791219
Located on Firetower Rd. west of US 41 about .75 miles on south shoulder of road on top of a steep bank.
Waymark Code: WM3HZB
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 04/09/2008
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On Chapman Hill: a school for boys established Jan. 1854. A large three~story brick bldg. flanked by two~story wings. Burned 1856; rebuilt 1857, destroyed by Federal forces Oct. 12, 1864.
This, & the Methodist Female College 3/4 mi. N.E. were the first chartered institutions of higher education in Cherokee, Georgia.
Their destruction, together with the burning of Cassville, marked the passing of a notable educational center in this section of the state.
Type of Marker: Highway
Marker #: 008-22
Date: 1953
Sponsor: Not listed
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