Historical Marker

Site: Wesleyan College

Macon · Bibb County · Erected 1986

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Chartered in 1836 as Georgia Female College, this Macon institution became the first college chartered to grant degrees to women, graduating its inaugural class in 1840. It was later renamed Wesleyan for Methodist founder John Wesley.

About this site

Site: Wesleyan College is a historical marker in Macon, Bibb County, erected in 1986. It is one of 88 historical markers documented in Bibb County, among 199 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 32.8406, -83.6385 near Macon. The nearest cataloged historic site is Wesleyan College (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Randolph-Whittle House, Walter T. Johnson House, and Hatcher-Groover-Schwartz House.

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

📍 32.8406, -83.6385 · Macon, Bibb County

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