Hamilton in Harris County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Hamilton Female College

Photographed by David Seibert, August 24, 2009

1. Hamilton Female College Marker

Inscription. The Hamilton Female College was chartered in 1853 in southern Harris County. It was located on what was known as College Hill. Asbury Johnston and Stephen A. Borders donated the property for the college. The Hamilton Female College was the first chartered school in Harris County. Before 1853, Georgia’s General Assembly had refused to permit the beginning of female academies. Education was mainly for males. Seventeen years later, in 1870, the school burned.

Erected 2002 by Historic Chattahoochee Commission and Mrs. O'Neal's Odyssey Class, Mulberry Creek Elementary School.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1853.

Location. 32° 45.213′ N, 84° 52.372′ W. Marker is in Hamilton, Georgia, in Harris County. It is at the intersection of South College Street (U.S. 27 at milepost 12) and Foggy Cedar Drive, on the right when traveling north on South College Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Hamilton GA 31811, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Piedmont

and in Greater Columbus.

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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Friendship Baptist Church (approx. 0.3 miles away); B. F. White (approx. 0.4 miles away); Columbus Baptist Association (approx. 0.4 miles

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away); U.S.S. Harris County (approx. 0.4 miles away); Harris County (approx. 0.4 miles away); Carver High School (approx. 0.7 miles away); Valley of Hope (approx. 3.9 miles away); Pine Mountain Valley Resettlement Project (approx. 4.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hamilton.

Photographed by David Seibert, August 24, 2009

2. Hamilton Female College Marker

The marker, at the edge of College Hill, and US 27, headed south toward Kingsboro, Cataula, and Columbus

Photographed by David Seibert, August 24, 2009

3. Hamilton Female College Marker

Looking north on South College Street (US 27), toward Hamilton and the Harris County Courthouse

Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2020. It was originally submitted on September 13, 2009, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 2,916 times since then and 91 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 13, 2009, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.