Near Taylorsville in Bartow County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Stilesboro Academy

1859

Photographed by David Seibert, April 5, 2014

1. Stilesboro Academy Marker

Inscription. Prior to the Civil War the state did not provide for public education. Consequently, the settlers in the Stilesboro community decided to erect an academy for the education of their children. A public subscription raised $5,000 to erect the school. In 1864, Federal troops occupied the school and the motto above the stage in Latin "To God and Country" which is the logo at West Point probably saved the academy from the torch. In 1939, the school was closed and the Ladies Improvement Club saved the building and continued the annual Chrysanthemum Show which is now in its 100th year.

Erected by The Etowah Valley Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • War, US Civil.

Location. 34° 6.183′ N, 84° 55.033′ W. Marker is near Taylorsville, Georgia, in Bartow County. It can be reached from Taff Road 0.1 miles south of Cartersville Highway (Georgia Route 113), on the right when traveling south. The marker is on the right (west) side when facing the academy, against the building. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Taylorsville GA 30178, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Mountains. It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation,

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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Army of the Cumberland at Stilesboro (within shouting distance of this marker);

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Raccoon Creek (approx. 2 miles away); Euharlee Creek Covered Bridge (approx. 2.9 miles away); Milam's Bridge (approx. 3.2 miles away); Black Pioneers Cemetery (approx. 3.2 miles away); Taylorsville High School (approx. 4.3 miles away); Etowah Valley Plantation (approx. 4½ miles away); The Story of Old Hardin Bridge (approx. 5.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Taylorsville.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Sligh's Mill, Pottery & Tanyard (was approx. 5.8 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Also see . . . More on the Stilesboro Academy. (Submitted on November 19, 2017, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia.)

Photographed by David Seibert, February 16, 2014

2. Stilesboro Academy Marker

Photographed by David Seibert, February 16, 2014

3. Stilesboro Academy Marker

This is the entrance to the wing on the right (west) side of the Academy when facing the front.

Stilesboro Academy in 2000 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by David Seibert, May 29, 2000

4. Stilesboro Academy in 2000

Stilesboro Academy image. Click for full size.

Photographed by David Seibert, August 28, 2011

5. Stilesboro Academy

After a more recent restoration

Credits. This page was last revised on November 19, 2017. It was originally submitted on November 19, 2017, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 916 times since then and 72 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on November 19, 2017, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia.