Historical Marker

Georgia School for the Deaf

Cave Spring · Floyd County · Erected 1956

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The Story

Founded in 1846 in a Cave Spring log cabin with four pupils, this state school for deaf students was used as a Civil War hospital by both armies before reopening in 1867; it remains in operation today.

About this site

Georgia School for the Deaf is a historical marker in Cave Spring, Floyd County, erected in 1956. It is one of 31 historical markers documented in Floyd County, among 160 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 34.1074, -85.3341 near Cave Spring. The nearest cataloged historic site is Robbins, Samuel W., House (historic place), about 0.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include The Trail Where They Cried, “First Blood Shed by the Georgians”, and 1920 Chesapeake & Ohio RR Caboose.

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

📍 34.1074, -85.3341 · Cave Spring, Floyd County

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