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Chartered in 1838 as a female institute and completed in 1859 by lottery, the college educated young women until the war; its building became a Confederate tax-in-kind depot, and the school never recovered afterward.
Historical Marker
Site of Fort Gaines Female College
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About this site
Site of Fort Gaines Female College is a historical marker in Fort Gaines, Clay County, erected in 1957. 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 31.6074, -85.0538 near Fort Gaines. The nearest cataloged historic site is The Old Lattice Bridge (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include In the Confederacy, The 1836 Fort, and Fort Gaines Cemetery.
This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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Historical Marker
The Old Lattice Bridge
Fort Gaines · 1987
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In the Confederacy
Fort Gaines · 1957
Historical Marker
The 1836 Fort
Fort Gaines · 1996
Cemetery
Fort Gaines Cemetery
Fort Gaines
Historical Marker
Old Pioneer Cemetery
Fort Gaines · 1980
Historical Marker
Fort Gaines
Fort Gaines · 1957
Historic Place
Clay County Courthouse
Fort Gaines
Cemetery
New Park Cemetery
Fort Gaines