Barnesville in Lamar County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

A&M - G.I.C.

(1908 - 1933)

Photographed by David Seibert, November 14, 2004

1. A&M - G.I.C. Marker

Inscription. In April of 1908 the Sixth District Agricultural and Mechanical College opened here with 18 students. In September of 1930 the school was reorganized as Georgia Industrial College. President T.O. Galloway was the guiding spirit of the college from 1918 to 1933, during which time the school greatly expanded its enrollment, programs and facilities. The school was abolished at the end of the 1933 school year to reduce State expenditures and to help balance the State budget. At the height of its operation, the college enrolled over 200 students and employed 15 faculty members.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Education • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical month for this entry is April 1908.

Location. 33° 2.786′ N, 84° 9.182′ W. Marker is in Barnesville, Georgia, in Lamar County. It is on College Drive 0 miles south of Gordon Road, on the left when traveling south. The marker is located in front of Alumni Hall at Gordon Military College. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Barnesville GA 30204, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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this marker is in Georgia’s Piedmont.

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 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 walking distance of this marker: Gordon Military College (here, next to this marker); Roosevelt’s Barnesville Speech (approx. 0.2 miles away); Old Jail Museum and Archives (approx. 0.4 miles away); Lamar County (Ga.) 20th Century War Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Lamar County Georgia Courthouse (approx. half a mile away); Lamar County Veterans Memorial (approx. half a mile away); In Memory of America's Revolutionary War Soldiers (approx. half a mile away); Barnesville Blues (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Barnesville.

Photographed by David Seibert, November 8, 2009

2. A&M - G.I.C. Marker

The Georgia Military College marker is in the background

A&M - G.I.C. Marker (on the right) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by David Seibert, November 8, 2009

3. A&M - G.I.C. Marker (on the right)

Credits. This page was last revised on January 4, 2020. It was originally submitted on December 24, 2008, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 1,538 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on December 24, 2008, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. 2, 3. submitted on December 12, 2009, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.