Historical Marker

Old Cotton Hill Seminary

Fort Gaines · Clay County · Erected 1955

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The Story

Incorporated in 1856, this seminary was led from 1854 by Professor Norman F. Cooledge, an uncle of future President Calvin Coolidge; the school collapsed in 1862 when scores of its male students marched off to join the Confederate army.

About this site

Old Cotton Hill Seminary is a historical marker in Fort Gaines, Clay County, erected in 1955. It is one of 19 historical markers documented in Clay County, among 63 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 31.7303, -84.9667 near Fort Gaines. The nearest cataloged historic site is Shiloh Church Cemetery (cemetery), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Garnersville Cemetery, Bethel Church Cemetery, and Mt. Gilead Baptist Church.

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

📍 31.7303, -84.9667 · Fort Gaines, Clay County

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Historical Marker

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Fort Gaines · 2002

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