Historical Marker

Jeruel Academy/Union Baptist Institute

Athens · Athens-Clarke County · Erected 2001

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Founded in 1881 by Rev. Collins H. Lyons, this Black school gave students a rigorous classical and vocational education for decades before closing in 1956; its site is now part of UGA's campus.

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Jeruel Academy/Union Baptist Institute is a historical marker in Athens, Athens-Clarke County, erected in 2001. 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 33.9502, -83.3827 near Athens. The nearest cataloged historic site is Historic Athletic Grounds (historical marker), about 0.3 miles away. Others within a short drive include R. Chappelle Matthews, Old Indian Trail, and Birthplace of Mildred Lewis Rutherford, Lit D..

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

📍 33.9502, -83.3827 · Athens, Athens-Clarke County

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