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Valdosta in Lowndes County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
 

Valdosta Institute

 
 
Valdosta Institute Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By David Seibert, March 13, 2007
1. Valdosta Institute Marker
Inscription. S. M. Varnedoe was administrator of a ten-grade private school, the Valdosta Institute, 1865 - 70. Famous among its students was J. H. “Doc” Holiday. The Masons and several churches also used the institute as a meeting place. After the purchase, in 1885, of the property from the Wells estate, a new brick building was constructed. In 1895 the Valdosta Institute became a public school. The brick building continued to house sections of the public school until it was razed in 1958.
 
Erected 1993 by The Valdosta Town Committee.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1865.
 
Location. 30° 49.849′ N, 83° 16.973′ W. Marker is in Valdosta, Georgia, in Lowndes County. Marker is on West Central Avenue (U.S. 84) 0 miles west of North Oak Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Valdosta GA 31601, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Old Carnegie Library (a few steps from this marker); Site of Cotton Exchange (approx. 0.2 miles away); United States Bicentennial — Lowndes County Sesquicentennial (approx. ¼ mile away); Lowndes County Confederate Monument (approx. ¼ mile away); Flame of Freedom
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(approx. ¼ mile away); Troop Encampment Site (approx. ¼ mile away); Nationsbank (approx. ¼ mile away); September 11, 2001 Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Valdosta.
 
Valdosta Institute Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By David Seibert, March 14, 2007
2. Valdosta Institute Marker
Valdosta Institute / Central Elementary School No. 2 from a local newspaper image. Click for full size.
Photographed By LE Ertley, November 4, 2017
3. Valdosta Institute / Central Elementary School No. 2 from a local newspaper
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 20, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 23, 2009, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 1,526 times since then and 84 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on August 23, 2009, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia.   3. submitted on April 14, 2021, by LE Ertley of Hartwell, Georgia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.

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