Historical Markers in Bowdon, Georgia

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Historical Markers in Bowdon, Georgia

1► Georgia, Carroll County, Bowdon — 022-2 — Last Land in Georgia Ceded by the Creeks —

On City Hall Avenue, 0 miles east of Wood Alley, on the right when traveling east.

Bowdon is near the geographical center of the last land in Georgia owned by the Creek Nation and ceded to the U.S. This tract, approximately 550 sq. mi. in area, is 80 mi long and 10 mi. wide at its widest point. When Carroll County was . . . — — Map (db m31329) HM

2► Georgia, Carroll County, Bowdon — 022-7 — Site of Bowdon College — 1857-1936 —

On West College Street (Georgia Route 166) 0 miles west of College View Street, on the right when traveling west.

Bowdon College was Georgia’s fifth chartered institution of higher education and first coeducational institution. Bowdon was a frontier community of merchants and yeomen who nourished the growth of a school where earnest students of limited means . . . — — Map (db m31328) HM

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