Historical Marker

Piedmont College

Demorest · Habersham County · Erected 1994

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The Story

Founded in 1897 as the J.S. Green Collegiate Institute to bring education to the Appalachian foothills, the school was renamed Piedmont College in 1903 under the Congregational Church and remains a cornerstone of Demorest.

About this site

Piedmont College is a historical marker in Demorest, Habersham County, erected in 1994. It is one of 18 historical markers documented in Habersham County, among 94 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 34.5658, -83.5444 near Demorest. The nearest cataloged historic site is Demorest Commercial Historic District (historic place), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Home of Johnny Mize, Pyle--Davis House, and Piedmont University.

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

📍 34.5658, -83.5444 · Demorest, Habersham County

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