Bowden in Carroll County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Whatley Memorial Historic Park

Photographed by David Seibert, September 15, 2013

1. Whatley Memorial Historic Park Marker

Inscription. This park is the last piece of unused land of the original campus of Bowdon College (1856-1936). It was also the backyard of the McDaniel-Whatley home, the last remaining building of that institution. Mr. Vachel D. Whatley Sr. graduated from Bowdon College in 1893 and served as school president 1897-1900 and again 1907-1912. The Whatley family donated this park to the city of Bowdon on August 2, 2003.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education.

Location. 33° 32.3′ N, 85° 15.6′ W. Marker is in Bowden, Georgia, in Carroll County. It is at the intersection of Ellenwood Drive and College View Street, on the right when traveling north on Ellenwood Drive. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bowdon GA 30108, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Piedmont

and in Metro Atlanta.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself

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in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Site of Bowdon College (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Last Land in Georgia Ceded by the Creeks (approx. half a mile away); First “REA” Substation in Carroll County (approx. 9 miles away); University of West Georgia (approx. 9.8 miles away); Carrollton (approx. 11 miles away); Hernando de Soto in Alabama (approx. 11.1 miles away in Alabama); Six Industrial Giants (approx. 11.2 miles away); Dixie Street (approx. 11.2 miles away).

Photographed by David Seibert, September 15, 2013

2. Whatley Memorial Historic Park Marker

Photographed by David Seibert, September 15, 2013

3. Whatley Memorial Historic Park Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 23, 2019. It was originally submitted on September 9, 2017, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 637 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 9, 2017, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia.