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Martha Berry, founder of the Berry Schools, was born and lived here at "Oak Hill." Daughter of Capt. Tom Berry, wealthy plantation owner, she devoted her life to providing educational opportunities for the children of her less fortunate neighbors in the mountains. The school grew under her direction from a small log cabin on the plantation in 1900 to a 30,000 acre campus. More than 15,000 students have received their educations in the day school at Possum Trot, the Girls School, Boys School and Berry College. Martha Berry died in 1942 leaving a deathless monument.HM Number | HMKYX |
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Series | This marker is part of the Georgia: Georgia Historical Society/Commission series |
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Marker Number | 057-9 |
Year Placed | 1954 |
Placed By | Georgia Historical Commission |
Marker Condition | No reports yet |
Date Added | Monday, October 27th, 2014 at 8:56am PDT -07:00 |
UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 16S E 667427 N 3794695 |
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Decimal Degrees | 34.27996667, -85.18111667 |
Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 34° 16.798', W 85° 10.867' |
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 34° 16' 47.88" N, 85° 10' 52.02" W |
Driving Directions | Google Maps |
Area Code(s) | 706 |
Closest Postal Address | At or near 128 Veterans Memorial Hwy NE, Rome GA 30165, US |
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