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Founded in 1867 just after the Civil War, Oakland Academy drew students from across the mountains as a private and church-run school until 1920, when it was handed to the county, marking the slow spread of public education into rural Georgia.
Oakland Academy is a historical marker in Ellijay, Gilmer County, erected in 1957. It is one of 6 historical markers documented in Gilmer County, among 63 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 34.6349, -84.3872 near Ellijay. The nearest cataloged historic site is Cartecay Methodist Church and Cemetery (historic place), about 0.7 miles away. Others within a short drive include Cartecay Methodist Church, Cartecay United Methodist Church Cemetery, and Flint Hill 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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