Historical Marker

Lumpkin Academy

Oglethorpe · Macon County · Erected 1992

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The Story

Founded in 1886 by Horace T. Lumpkin, a Virginia-born son of enslaved parents and a college graduate, this academy brought formal education to Macon County's Black children until Rosenwald schools replaced it in the 1930s.

About this site

Lumpkin Academy is a historical marker in Oglethorpe, Macon County, erected in 1992. It is one of 13 historical markers documented in Macon County, among 35 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 32.2906, -84.0659 near Oglethorpe. The nearest cataloged historic site is Timothy Barnard (historical marker), about 0.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Oglethorpe City Cemetery, Macon County Courthouse, and Macon County.

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

📍 32.2906, -84.0659 · Oglethorpe, Macon County

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