Historical Marker

Chestnut Grove School

Athens · Athens-Clarke County · Erected 2012

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Built in 1896 on land donated by an illiterate Black farmer, this one-room schoolhouse served Black children until 1950 and is the only restored example of its kind surviving in Clarke County.

About this site

Chestnut Grove School is a historical marker in Athens, Athens-Clarke County, erected in 2012. It is one of 105 historical markers documented in Athens-Clarke County, among 141 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 33.9331, -83.4381 near Athens. The nearest cataloged historic site is In Memory of Martyred Brothers, Sisters and Unknown Others (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery, Robinson Cemetery, and Brooklyn Cemetery.

This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

📍 33.9331, -83.4381 · Athens, Athens-Clarke County

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