Cyrene / Cyrene Institute

Cyrene / Cyrene Institute (HM11VP)

Location: Brinson, GA 39825 Decatur County
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N 30° 56.527', W 84° 40.884'

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Cyrene

Approximately 1.6 miles north of this location is the village of Cyrene. Founded about 1890 by C. S. Hodges and W. G. Powell, Cyrene was typical of the many mill towns established along the railroad to utilize the vast forests of Southern Pine. Naval stores and lumber were the primary products taken from these forests. At one time, the village had a post office, sawmill, turpentine still, cotton gin, commissaries and about 500 inhabitants. After the loss of the Hodges Sawmill to fire in 1927 and the lean Depression years that followed, the naval stores industry began to decline. Today only a few people live in the town of Cyrene.

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Cyrene Institute

This school was founded in 1909 by C. S. Hodges and W. G. Powell, at the Village of Cyrene, to provide preparatory education for boys. Later that year the curricula was expanded to provide co-educational teaching and the facilities were enlarged to accommodate boarding students. At that time the school was deeded to the Bowen Baptist Association. Cyrene Institute offered primary and secondary education with some college preparatory courses. The school facilities included a girls and boys dormitory, dining hall and general administration building. Accommodations were available for approximately 100 students. After only a few years in operation the school closed about 1916.
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HM NumberHM11VP
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Year Placed1986
Placed ByHistoric Chattahoochee Commission
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Date Added Sunday, September 28th, 2014 at 1:54pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)16R E 721509 N 3425492
Decimal Degrees30.94211667, -84.68140000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 30° 56.527', W 84° 40.884'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds30° 56' 31.62" N, 84° 40' 53.04" W
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Area Code(s)229
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 2945-2947 Dothan Rd, Brinson GA 39825, US
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