Nathan S.S. Beman at Mt. Zion-GHM-070-12-Hancock Co - Georgia Historical Markers on Waymarking.com

NATHAN S. S. BEMAN AT MT. ZION
(Nov. 26, 1785 - Aug. 6, 1871)

Nathan Sidney Beman, Presbyterian minister, educator, editor, college
President, after graduating from Middlebury College, Vermont, taught and
Preached in New England until 1812, when he came with his wife to Georgia to regain his health "A man of intelligence and almost boundless energy," Nathan Beman found unusual opportunities in Georgia where wealthy planters were banding together to establish centers of religious instruction and education for their children.

In late 1812, Beman became teacher and pastor at Mt. Zion, an academy town founded by Hancock County planters in 1811. Some of the State´s leading families supported Mt. Zion Academy which became one of the most celebrated schools in Georgia. The outstanding men Beman attracted to teach contributed much to the state in educational and religious leadership.

Offered the presidency of the University of Georgia, Beman accepted reluctantly and temporarily, resigning because of his wife´s illness and death in 1819. He continued to direct the Academy, to preach, and to edit The Missionary, a weekly gospel newspaper. In 1821 he married Mrs. Caroline Bird Yancey, mother of secessionist William Loundes Yancey. In 1823, Nathan Beman and his wife moved to Troy, N.Y., where he continued his ministerial and clerical career

Type of Marker: Highway Marker #: 070-12 Date: 1966 Sponsor: GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION

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