1894 - 1929
Born in 1894 of a community mass meeting called for the purpose by B. J.W. Graham, Pastor of the Locust Grove Baptist Church, Locust Grove Institute was started as a coeducational school by the citizens of Locust Grove who gave the land and an initial $2,000, which was matched by the Flint River Baptist Association. It opened November 1, 1894 with 13 pupils, Y.E. Bargeron as Principal. Claude Gray, native of Butts County, one of the great educators of his day, was President from 1897 to 1928.HM Number | HME2V |
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Series | This marker is part of the Georgia: Georgia Historical Society/Commission series |
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Marker Number | 075-8 |
Year Placed | 1958 |
Placed By | Georgia Historical Commission |
Marker Condition | No reports yet |
Date Added | Monday, September 8th, 2014 at 4:05pm PDT -07:00 |
UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 16S E 768668 N 3694093 |
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Decimal Degrees | 33.35253333, -84.11290000 |
Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 33° 21.152', W 84° 6.774' |
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 33° 21' 9.12" N, 84° 6' 46.44" W |
Driving Directions | Google Maps |
Area Code(s) | 404, 678, 770 |
Closest Postal Address | At or near 12-18 School, Locust Grove GA 30248, US |
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