Historical Marker

Powell Academy

Stone Mountain · DeKalb County · Erected 1987

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The Story

Built about 1875 in the Klondike community, this one-room schoolhouse was relocated in 1987 to the Historic Square at Stone Mountain Park as an example of Georgia's early rural education.

About this site

Powell Academy is a historical marker in Stone Mountain, DeKalb County, erected in 1987. It is one of 98 historical markers documented in DeKalb County, among 143 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 33.8153, -84.1436 near Stone Mountain. The nearest cataloged historic site is Powell Academy Schoolhouse (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Davis House, Allen House, and DR. Chapmon Powell's Cabin.

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

📍 33.8153, -84.1436 · Stone Mountain, DeKalb County

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