Historical Marker

University of Georgia

Athens · Athens-Clarke County · Erected 1991

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Chartered on January 27, 1785, UGA was the first state-chartered university in America. Abraham Baldwin drafted its charter on the principle that government must educate its citizens.

About this site

University of Georgia is a historical marker in Athens, Athens-Clarke County, erected in 1991. 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 33.9575, -83.3753 near Athens. The nearest cataloged historic site is Holmes/Hunter Academic Building (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Commeration of the Golden Anniversary of a Classic Partnership, The Red and Black, and Robert Toombs Oak.

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

📍 33.9575, -83.3753 · Athens, Athens-Clarke County

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