Near Fort Gaines in Clay County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Old Cotton Hill Seminary

Photographed By David Seibert, August 14, 2011

1. Old Cotton Hill Seminary Marker

Inscription. Here stood the Cotton Hill Male and Female Seminary incorporated by an Act of the Legislature March 6, 1856, but in existence before that time. Professor Norman Flavius Cooledge, uncle of President Calvin Coolidge, who had come to Georgia for the climate became President of the Seminary in 1854 and remained there until 1862 when 103 of the men students joined the Army of the Confederacy. The discouraged Cooledge dropped teaching to go into business and the glory of the School, once one the South’s leading educational institutions, vanished.

Erected 1955 by Georgia Historical Commission. (Marker Number 030-2.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #30 Calvin Coolidge, and the Georgia Historical Society series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is March 6, 1772.

Location. 31° 43.817′ N, 84° 58′ W. Marker is near Fort Gaines, Georgia, in Clay County. Marker is at the intersection of Days Cross Road (County Route 2411) and Cottonhill Road, on the right when traveling east on Days Cross Road. The marker is located at the Shiloh Baptist Church, in the small community of Cotton Hill. Touch for map. Marker

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is at or near this postal address: 1974 Cottonhill Road, Fort Gaines GA 39851, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Mt. Gilead Baptist Church (approx. 4.4 miles away); New Lowell United Methodist Church / New Lowell School (approx. 7.4 miles away); 1814 Boundary / Founding of Fort Gaines (approx. 8.1 miles away); Oketeyeconne / Chattahoochee Theater (approx. 8.1 miles away); Vilulah Settlement (approx. 9½ miles away); Site of the First Clay County Courthouse and Jail (approx. 9.9 miles away); Historic Sites (approx. 9.9 miles away); Fort Gaines Guards (approx. 9.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Gaines.

Photographed By James L.Whitman, January 20, 2021

2. Old Cotton Hill Seminary Marker

Photographed By David Seibert, August 14, 2011

3. Old Cotton Hill Seminary Marker

Looking north

Photographed By David Seibert, August 14, 2011

4. Old Cotton Hill Seminary Marker

Looking south, with the Shiloh Baptist Church in the background

Photographed By James L.Whitman, January 20, 2021

5. Old Cotton Hill Seminary Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 25, 2021. It was originally submitted on September 12, 2011, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 861 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on September 12, 2011, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. 2. submitted on January 22, 2021, by James L.Whitman of Eufaula, Alabama. 3, 4. submitted on September 12, 2011, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. 5. submitted on January 22, 2021, by James L.Whitman of Eufaula, Alabama. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.