Americus in Sumter County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Georgia Southwestern State University

Photographed by David Seibert, January 24, 2011

1. Georgia Southwestern State University Marker

Inscription. Georgia Southwestern State University was founded in 1906 as the Third Agricultural and Mechanical School. In 1926, the Legislature authorized the school to offer two years of college work and change the name to Third District Agricultural and Normal College. The Institution became a unit of the University System of Georgia in 1932 and changed the name to Georgia Southwestern College. In 1964, the Board of Regents authorized transition to a four-year degree granting institution. The first Bachelors’ Degrees were conferred in 1968. Among distinguished alumni are former President of the United States and Nobel Peace Prize Winner Jimmy Carter, former First Lady Rosalynn Carter, and former U.S. Attorney General Griffin Bell.

Erected by Georgia Southwestern State University. (Marker Number 129-10.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #39 James Earl "Jimmy" Carter, Jr., and the Georgia Historical Society series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1906.

Location. 32° 3.417′ N, 84° 13.15′ W. Marker is

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in Americus, Georgia, in Sumter County. It is at the intersection of Wheatley Street and East Glessner Street, on the right when traveling north on Wheatley Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Americus GA 31709, 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 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Rees Park (approx. ¾ mile away); Federal Headquarters (approx. 0.9 miles away); Confederate Cemetery (approx. 0.9 miles away); Calvary Episcopal Church (approx. 0.9 miles away); Speaker Crisp (approx. one mile away); The Flood of July 1994 (approx. 1.3 miles away); Sumter County Courthouse Bell (approx. 1.3 miles away);

Photographed by David Seibert, January 24, 2011

2. Georgia Southwestern State University Marker

Looking north on Wheatley Street, with the University on the right.

Founders Memorial Park (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Americus.

More about this marker. While erected by the University, the marker is in the style of the markers erected by the Georgia Historical Commission and Georgia Department of Natural Resources.

Also see . . . Georgia Southwestern State University - Wikipedia. (Submitted on March 24, 2011, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia.)

Photographed by David Seibert, January 24, 2011

3. Georgia Southwestern State University Marker

Looking east from Wheatley Street

Georgia Southwestern State University image. Click for full size.

Photographed by David Seibert, January 24, 2011

4. Georgia Southwestern State University

Credits. This page was last revised on October 21, 2020. It was originally submitted on March 23, 2011, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 884 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 23, 2011, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.