Near Eatonton in Putnam County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Rockville School

Photographed by David Seibert, February 19, 2005

1. Rockville School Marker

Inscription. This school, built in 1889 consolidated in 1890 and graded in 1892, is said to have been the first Consolidated rural school in Georgia, also the first Standard rural school and the first Vocational rural school in the State. The first Trustees were: H.R. DeJarnette, Chairman, W.M. Flanagan, K.D. Little, W.M. Gregory and H.D. Welch. The first teachers were J.R. Lin and Miss Mary Baugh.

Erected 1955 by Georgia Historical Commission. (Marker Number 117-3.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. In addition, it is included in the Georgia Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1889.

Location. 33° 19.571′ N, 83° 13.135′ W. Marker is near Eatonton, Georgia, in Putnam County. It is on Rockville Road SE 0 miles south of Rockville Lane, on the right when traveling south. School and Marker are in the community of Rockville, Georgia, south of Georgia Highway 16. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Eatonton GA 31024, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Antebellum Trail

and in the Piedmont.

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 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 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Mrs. Beall's Mill (approx. 3.2 miles away); Philadelphia United Methodist Church (approx. 3.9 miles away); Site of First Log Courthouse (approx. 4 miles away);

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Hillsborough (approx. 4 miles away); Turnwold Plantation (approx. 5 miles away); Concord Methodist Church (approx. 5.9 miles away); Famous Indian Trail (approx. 7 miles away); Shoulder-bone Creek Treaty (approx. 8.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Eatonton.

Photographed by David Seibert, February 19, 2005

2. Rockville School Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on December 7, 2008, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 1,684 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 7, 2008, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.