Historical Marker

Site - Cherokee Baptist College

Cassville · Bartow County · Erected 1953

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The Story

Founded for boys in 1854, the Baptist college burned in 1856, was rebuilt in 1857, then destroyed by Federal forces in 1864, ending Cassville's brief reign as a center of higher learning in Cherokee Georgia.

About this site

Site - Cherokee Baptist College is a historical marker in Cassville, Bartow County, erected in 1953. It is one of 139 historical markers documented in Bartow County, among 265 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 34.2435, -84.8637 near Cassville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Noble Hill Rosenwald School (historical marker), about 0.4 miles away. Others within a short drive include Confederate Army of Tenn. at Cassville, Site - Cassville Female College, and Noble Hill School.

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

📍 34.2435, -84.8637 · Cassville, Bartow County

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