Carrollton in Carroll County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
University of West Georgia
Photographed By Tim Fillmon, January 6, 2022
1. University of West Georgia Marker
In January, 1908, the Fourth District Agricultural and Mechanical School opened here with 96 students under Principal John Holland Melson. In 1933 the state withdrew support from its agricultural high schools and also Bowdon College, eleven miles west of here. As a result, this school was reorganized as West Georgia College, a junior unit of the University System of Georgia. It became a senior college in 1957 under President Irvine Sullivan Ingram who headed the institution from 1920 to 1960. This was the longest administrative tenure in the history of the University of Georgia if its system schools are included.
Originally there were two brick buildings, being Melson Hall and the Administration building. Adamson Hall was added in 1917. All stand in (1966) west of this point. The frame structure on this site was built c. 1845 as a plantation house of Thomas Bonner. In April 1865, the house was raided by Federal cavalry under Brigadier-General John T. Croxton whose campsite was at a road-forks one mile west of here. The house became the first women´s dormitory on this campus. Until 1917 its location was 300 yards west of this point.
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Photographed By Tim Fillmon, January 6, 2022
2. University of West Georgia Marker looking down Front Campus Drive
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Erected 2019 by The Georgia Historical Society and the University of West Georgia. (Marker Number 022-4.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • War, US Civil. A significant historical month for this entry is January 1908.
Location. 33° 34.3′ N, 85° 5.695′ W. Marker is in Carrollton, Georgia, in Carroll County. Marker is at the intersection of Maple Street and Front Campus Drive, on the right when traveling west on Maple Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1601 Maple Street, Carrollton GA 30118, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. First “REA” Substation in Carroll County (approx. 0.9 miles away); Carrollton (approx. 1.3 miles away); Six Industrial Giants (approx. 1.4 miles away); Dixie Street (approx. 1.4 miles away); Charles Carroll of Carrollton (approx. 1.4 miles away); Sacred Harp Singing (approx. 8.4 miles away); Last Land in Georgia Ceded by the Creeks (approx. 9.3 miles away); Whatley Memorial Historic Park (approx. 9.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Carrollton.
Also see . . . University of West Georgia. (Submitted on April 17, 2022, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida.)
Photographed By Tim Fillmon, January 6, 2022
3. Kennedy Chapel as seen from the marker
Credits. This page was last revised on April 17, 2022. It was originally submitted on April 17, 2022, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. This page has been viewed 92 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 17, 2022, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida.
