Near Gray in Jones County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Planter’s Academy

Photographed by David Seibert, November 7, 2009

1. Planter’s Academy Marker

Inscription. The Farmer’s Academy (later Planter’s Academy) was incorporated Dec. 19, 1822 by Act of Legislature signed by Gov. John Clark. Trustees included Bailey Bell, Adam Carson, Kinchen P. Thweatt, James Lockett, Cyrus Cotton, Samuel Barron and William Cowan. Early teachers were Wilson Whatley, William Whatley, Joe Carson, J. R. Jenkins, J. A. Bowers, James F. Barron. Family names on the school rolls were Barron, Hunt, Brown, Jones, Green, Hascall, Henseley, Whatley and Walker. The academy building was burned by Sherman’s forces in November 1864 and was never rebuilt.

Erected 1956 by Georgia Historical Commission. (Marker Number 084-12.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Education • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Georgia Historical Society series list. A significant historical month for this entry is November 1864.

Location. 33° 3.713′ N, 83° 36.363′ W. Marker is near Gray, Georgia, in Jones County. It is on Monticello Highway (Georgia Route 11) 0.1 miles south of 5 Points Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Gray GA 31032, 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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Stoneman Raid (approx. 1.9 miles away); Sunshine Church II

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(approx. 3.3 miles away); Sunshine Church (approx. 3.3 miles away); Clinton Methodist Church (approx. 5.1 miles away); Gen. Iverson’s Birthplace (approx. 5.1 miles away); LaFayette (approx. 5.2 miles away); Macarthy-Pope House (approx. 5.2 miles away); Samuel Griswold (approx. 5.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gray.

Photographed by David Seibert, November 7, 2009

2. Planter’s Academy Marker

Looking north on Georgia Highway 11 toward Hillsboro and Monticello

Photographed by David Seibert, November 7, 2009

3. Planter’s Academy Marker

Looking across the railroad tracks at some of the old buildings in Wayside

Credits. This page was last revised on January 31, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 23, 2009, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 1,686 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 23, 2009, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.