Crawfordville in Taliaferro County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Crawfordville Academy

Alexander Stephens Institute

Photographed by David Seibert, January 19, 2009

1. Crawfordville Academy Alexander Stephens Institute Marker

Inscription. This school, one of the finest of the early Georgia Academies, was chartered by the Legislature, Dec. 26, 1826. First trustees were Archibald Gresham, R. Q. Dickinson, Wylie Womack, Hermon Mercer, Leonidas B. Mercer. Among the first masters were William D. Cowdrey and Simpson Fouche, outstanding classical scholars. The name was officially changed to Stephens High School in 1886 to honor Alexander Stephens and a new building was erected. That building burned in 1907 and was replaced by another. In 1920 it became Alexander Stephens Institute, a county high school. In 1955 the school moved to a new site.

Erected 1956 by Georgia Historical Commission. (Marker Number 131-4.)

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 date for this entry is December 26, 1911.

Location. 33° 33.443′ N, 82° 53.714′ W. Marker is in Crawfordville, Georgia, in Taliaferro County. It is on Memorial Drive 0 miles north of Park Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 120 Memorial Drive, Crawfordville GA 30631, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s 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 walking distance of this marker: Liberty Hall (within shouting distance of this marker); a different

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marker also named Liberty Hall (within shouting distance of this marker); Crawfordville Baptist Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Site of Childhood Home of Richard Malcolm Johnston (within shouting distance of this marker); Roselle Mercier Montgomery (approx. 0.2 miles away); Taliaferro County World Wars Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Crawfordville Confederate Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); Taliaferro County World War I Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Crawfordville.

Crawfordville Academy Alexander Stephens Institute Marker and the former school building. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by David Seibert, January 19, 2009

2. Crawfordville Academy Alexander Stephens Institute Marker and the former school building.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 4, 2020. It was originally submitted on January 31, 2009, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 1,491 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 31, 2009, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.