Cuthbert in Randolph County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Andrew Female College

Photographed by David Seibert, August 15, 2011

1. Andrew Female College Marker

Inscription. This institution was founded in 1854 and conducted under the auspices of the South Georgia Conference of the Methodist Church. It was in honor of Bishop James O. Andrew (1794-1871), a noted pioneer leader of Methodism. Augustus Alden was the first college president.

This college has been a great source of supply for school teachers in Southwest Georgia. During the War Between the States the buildings were used for a Confederate hospital.

In 1892, the college was destroyed by fire and more modern buildings were erected.

Erected 1983 by Georgia Department of Natural Resources. (Marker Number 120-2A.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Georgia Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1854.

Location. 31° 46.267′ N, 84° 47.367′ W. Marker is in Cuthbert, Georgia, in Randolph County. It is at the intersection of Court Street/Blakely Street (Old U.S. 27) and College Street/Broad Street (U.S. 82), in the median on Court Street/Blakely Street. The marker stands in the town square n the center of Cuthbert. (Both Old US 27 and US 82 change street names at this point.). Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Cuthbert GA 39840, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Coastal Plain. 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.

Paid Advertisement

Click or scan to see
this page online

At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Randolph County Confederate Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Site of First Randolph County Courthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); Old Carnegie Library (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Frederick Davis Patterson, M.D. / Patterson Hospital (about 500 feet away); 1929 American LaFrance Fire Truck (about 600 feet away); Randolph County (about 600 feet away); The Second Creek War in Randolph County (about 600 feet away); The City of Cuthbert and Early Randolph County (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cuthbert.

Photographed by David Seibert, August 15, 2011

2. Andrew Female College Marker

Photographed by David Seibert, August 15, 2011

3. Andrew Female College Marker

The lot on which the marker stands was the site of the original Randolph County Courthouse. It is now a park.

Andrew Female College image. Click for full size.

Photographed by David Seibert, August 15, 2011

4. Andrew Female College

"Old Main," one of the "more modern" buildings erected after the original buildings burned in 1892.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 12, 2011, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 686 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 12, 2011, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.