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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17QW_letourneau-hall_Toccoa-Falls-GA.html
A building known as "the board shack" originally stood on the present site of LeTourneau Hall. It was a simple wooden structure that was built a short time after the Haddock Inn fire. It became the residence of Richard and Evelyn Forrest along wit…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17QR_the-bell_Toccoa-Falls-GA.html
Dr. Richard Forrest served as pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Toccoa, Georgia, from 1925-1950. When the original framed church building was torn down and a new sanctuary built in 1926, members of the church's congregation agrees to donate t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17PM_administration-building_Toccoa-Falls-GA.html
By 1922, it was evident the college could no longer get along without a central office building. Furthermore, additional dormitory space was needed. The administration Building or ADM, as it was called, was made possible by gifts from Mrs. R.W. Be…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17PJ_the-tents_Toccoa-Falls-GA.html
Following the Haddock Inn fire, the battle for the school's survival began. The immediate need was housing. God provided the perfect answer by bringing to Dr. Forrest's mind the idea of using tents. He contacted a tent company in Atlanta, Georgia,…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17PE_stewart-hall_Toccoa-Falls-GA.html
By 1917, it was obvious the girls needed a larger dormitory than Sunshine Cottage. Acting on faith, Rev. Forrest broke ground for a two-story building for a girl's dormitory. There was no money - not even ten dollars - to begin construction. The n…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17NP_woerner-world-missions-center_Toccoa-Falls-GA.html
Shortly after fire destroyed Haddock Inn, God gave Richard and Evelyn Forrest another sign that He would restore what had been lost. Rev. Forrest wrote an article that was published in the Alliance Weekly newsletter explaining what had happened an…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17NM_dining-hall-chapel_Toccoa-Falls-GA.html
One morning after breakfast at Staley Cottage, Richard Forrest came down to what is now the center of campus. In 1914, with a brier hook and an ax, he cleared a spot for a permanent dining room and kitchen. Then everyone assembled in the opening f…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17GT_paul-mary-williams-memorial-chapel_Toccoa-Falls-GA.html
Even today, the names of Paul & Mary Williams evoke loving memories of a couple who had a deep abiding commitment to Toccoa Falls College. They met shortly after enrolling as students but did not marry until after they had graduated and Mary had s…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM179C_forrest-hall-ball-field_Toccoa-Falls-GA.html
When the school purchased a cow in 1912, Ora Frost, the first student to enroll at the Toccoa Falls site, was enlisted to do the milking. At first, Evelyn Forrest joined in to help her, but soon other students volunteered for the job. The cow was …