Historical Marker

Site of First Classes

Athens · Athens-Clarke County

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Though Georgia chartered its university in 1785 as the first state-founded college in America, instruction didn't begin until 1801, when Yale graduate Josiah Meigs taught the first students near this spot.

About this site

Site of First Classes is a historical marker in Athens, Athens-Clarke County. 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 33.9558, -83.3746 near Athens. The nearest cataloged historic site is Abraham Baldwin (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Old College, Georgia Museum of Natural History, and University of Georgia Campus Arboretum.

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

📍 33.9558, -83.3746 · Athens, Athens-Clarke County

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