Cedartown in Polk County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Cedar Valley Academy
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, April 12, 2025
1. Cedar Valley Academy Marker
Inscription.
Cedar Valley Academy. . Chartered in 1834, Cedar Valley Academy (CVA) was located near here and taught Cedartown's White settler population, including local Deaf residents. In 1833, John J. Flournoy, a Deaf man from Georgia, petitioned the State for educational support for Deaf Georgians. From 1835 through 1845, Georgia offered funds for those who wished to attend the American School for the Deaf in Connecticut. The State recognized the success of CVA's Deaf students by 1843 and investigated a local, cost-effective Deaf education program. On December 25, 1845, new legislation required State funding be used for in-state schools, including CVA. Although CVA disbanded the same day, it represented the need for specialized education for Deaf Georgians. The State transferred the funds originally allocated for in-state schools to the Georgia School for the Deaf when it opened in 1846.
Chartered in 1834, Cedar Valley Academy (CVA) was located near here and taught Cedartown's White settler population, including local Deaf residents. In 1833, John J. Flournoy, a Deaf man from Georgia, petitioned the State for educational support for Deaf Georgians. From 1835 through 1845, Georgia offered funds for those who wished to attend the American School for the Deaf in Connecticut. The State recognized the success of CVA's Deaf students by 1843 and investigated a local, cost-effective Deaf education program. On December 25, 1845, new legislation required State funding be used for in-state schools, including CVA. Although CVA disbanded the same day, it represented the need for specialized education for Deaf Georgians. The State transferred the funds originally allocated for in-state schools to the Georgia School for the Deaf when it opened in 1846.
Erected 2024 by Georgia Historical Society and Polk County Historical Society. (Marker Number 115-1.)
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.
Location. 34° 0.154′ N,
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85° 15.489′ W. Marker is in Cedartown, Georgia, in Polk County. It is on Brooks Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 230 Brooks Street, Cedartown GA 30125, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Mountains. 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 original Cherokee Nation, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Credits. This page was last revised on April 18, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 14, 2025, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 145 times since then and 42 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on April 14, 2025, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
