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Chartered in 1821, this girls' school was led by Thomas B. Slade, who in 1839 carried his methods and students to Macon's Wesleyan, helping create what became the first college in the world to grant women degrees.
Historical Marker
Clinton Female Seminary
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About this site
Clinton Female Seminary is a historical marker in Clinton, Jones County, erected in 1956. It is one of 28 historical markers documented in Jones County, among 63 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 32.9972, -83.5592 near Clinton. The nearest cataloged historic site is Samuel Griswold (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Sherman’s Right Wing, The Stoneman Raid, and Old Clinton.
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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