Historical Marker

Site of Bowdon College

Bowdon · Carroll County · Erected 1993

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Marks Bowdon College, chartered in the 1850s as one of Georgia's earliest colleges and among its first coeducational schools, founded to give young people of limited means a college education; it operated until the 1930s.

About this site

Site of Bowdon College is a historical marker in Bowdon, Carroll County, erected in 1993. It is one of 18 historical markers documented in Carroll County, among 178 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 33.5375, -85.2609 near Bowdon. The nearest cataloged historic site is Bowdon Baptist Cemetery (cemetery), about 0.3 miles away. Others within a short drive include Bowdon First United Methodist Cemetery, Bowdon City Cemetery, and Lovvorn, Dr. James L., House.

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

📍 33.5375, -85.2609 · Bowdon, Carroll County

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