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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM11JZ_fort-hughes_Bainbridge-GA.html
Four blocks west is the site of Fort Hughes, built in 1817, by the 7th Regiment of the U.S. Infantry under the command of Captain John M. McIntosh. This fort served as a protection for foraging parties and as a trading post and U.S. Arsenal during…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM11JN_first-presbyterian-church_Bainbridge-GA.html
The First Presbyterian Church once stood here. It was a handsome building with a lofty ceiling, vestibule and three sided gallery. The lot was one-half acre in size, cost $110 and was bounded by Troup, West and Crawford Streets. The congregation w…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMRF8_first-flint-river-baptist-normal-institute-union-normal-school_Bainbridge-GA.html
First Flint River Baptist Normal InstituteIn 1876, the First Flint River Missionary Baptist Association was formed to help "lift the veil of ignorance from its people" using land purchased in 1896 and 1915. The Association established First Flint …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMRF7_hutto-school_Bainbridge-GA.html
Side 1:The first school for former slaves in this county was established in 1869 and was known as the Whittier School and Tabernacle for Colored Children. It was on Shotwell Street and had grades 1-7. The name soon changed to Whittier Normal Schoo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMRF6_attapulgus_Attapulgus-GA.html
Side 1:Attapulgus was one of the first settlements in Decatur County, Georgia. It was first known as the Borough of Pleasant Grove. The name was changed when a post office was established in 1838. "Attapulgus" was taken from a Creek Indian word me…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMRDA_attapulgite-fullers-earth_Attapulgus-GA.html
Attapulgite - Side 1There are many types of Fullers Earth clay. Attapulgite is a unique type, found in the USA only in Decatur County, GA and Gadsden County, Fl. It is also found in Spain, Russia , and China. The unique nature of Attapulgite is, w…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMR9Z_attapulgus-high-school_Attapulgus-GA.html
Side 1:A male academy was established in Attapulgus in 1836 and a female academy in 1852. A four-room frame building was built on the site after establishment of public education in Georgia in 1872. In 1921 Mariola School joined Attapulgus and a f…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQCS_decatur-county_Bainbridge-GA.html
Decatur County was created by Act of Dec. 8, 1823 from Early County. Sessions were cut off later to form part of Seminole and Grady Counties. It was named for Stephen Decatur (1779-1820), naval officer who served with great gallantry at Tripoli an…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM64T_climax-georgia_Climax-GA.html
Climax is the highest point on the railroad between Savannah, Ga., and the Chattahoochee River. The town was laid out and named in 1883 after a branch rail line was built to Chattahoochee, Fla. Later, a second branch rail line was built to Amsterd…