Historical Marker

U.S. Navy Supply Corps School / Former Site of Georgia State Normal School

Athens · Athens-Clarke County

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The Story

Georgia opened a teacher-training Normal School here in 1891; the Navy bought the campus in 1953 and ran its Supply Corps School until 2010, after which UGA reclaimed the grounds for its medical campus.

About this site

U.S. Navy Supply Corps School / Former Site of Georgia State Normal School 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 33.9642, -83.4025 near Athens. The nearest cataloged historic site is May Erwin Talmadge (historical marker), about 0.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include America’s First Garden Club, Dr. William Lorenzo Moss Birthplace, and The Taylor-Grady House.

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

📍 33.9642, -83.4025 · Athens, Athens-Clarke County

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