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Chartered in 1836 as Georgia Female College, Wesleyan was the first college chartered to grant degrees to women, conferring its first degrees in 1840. It remains a women's college today.
Historical Marker
Wesleyan College (1992)
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About this site
Wesleyan College is a historical marker in Macon, Bibb County, erected in 1992. 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, -83.6383 near Macon. The nearest cataloged historic site is Site: Wesleyan College (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Randolph-Whittle House, Hatcher-Groover-Schwartz 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.
Also at or near Macon, Bibb County
“Wesleyan College” names 2 distinct records in Bibb County. This page is the historical marker erected in 1992 in Macon. The others:
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