Historical Marker

State College

Milledgeville · Baldwin County · Erected 1961

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The Story

Chartered in 1889 as Georgia Normal and Industrial College, this school gave young women a practical education for work and teaching. It grew into today's Georgia College and State University, the state's public liberal arts university.

About this site

State College is a historical marker in Milledgeville, Baldwin County, erected in 1961. It is one of 49 historical markers documented in Baldwin County, among 113 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 33.0811, -83.2322 near Milledgeville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Fowler Apartments (historic place), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Atkinson Hall, Georgia College, Old Governor’s Mansion, and The March to the Sea.

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

📍 33.0811, -83.2322 · Milledgeville, Baldwin County

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