Historical Marker

Martin Institute Mural

Jefferson · Jackson County

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The Story

This downtown mural keeps alive the memory of the Martin Institute, an 1818 academy reborn through William Martin's 1859 endowment as one of America's first privately endowed schools, until a student's 1942 arson burned it down for good.

About this site

Martin Institute Mural is a historical marker in Jefferson, Jackson County. It is one of 17 historical markers documented in Jackson County, among 116 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 34.1174, -83.5742 near Jefferson. The nearest cataloged historic site is Crawford Long Monument (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Jackson County Courthouse, James Jackson, and Jackson County.

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

📍 34.1174, -83.5742 · Jefferson, Jackson County

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