Central City College/Georgia Baptist College

Central City College/Georgia Baptist College (HMF99)

Location: Macon, GA 31211 Bibb County
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Country: United States of America
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N 32° 51.583', W 83° 36.967'

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Founded in October 1899 by the Reverend E. K. Love under the auspices of the Missionary Baptist Convention of Georgia, Central City College served as a co-educational institution of learning for African-American students at both the high school and college levels. The College represented a pioneering effort at African-American education during the Jim Crow era. Beset by financial woes, Central City College lost its property to foreclosure in 1937 to white businessman and philanthropist James H. Porter, who in turn placed the school's assets under the control of the Georgia Baptist Missionary and Educational Convention. By now called Georgia Baptist College, the institution continued fundraising efforts, including musical events with segregated seating, but failed to save the school, which finally closed in 1956.
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HM NumberHMF99
Series This marker is part of the Georgia: Georgia Historical Society/Commission series
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Marker Number11-2
Year Placed2003
Placed ByGeorgia Historical Society, the Baptist Ministers Union of Macon and Vicinity, the Middle Georgia African-American Historical Association, the General Missionary Baptist Convention of Georgia, and the Georgia Baptist Missionary and Educational Con
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Saturday, September 6th, 2014 at 9:50pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 255192 N 3638769
Decimal Degrees32.85971667, -83.61611667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 32° 51.583', W 83° 36.967'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds32° 51' 34.98" N, 83° 36' 58.02" W
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Area Code(s)478
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 512-526 Shurling Dr, Macon GA 31211, US
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