Historical Marker

Bessie Tift College

Forsyth · Monroe County · Erected 1936

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The Story

Chartered in 1849 as a pioneering school for women, the college was renamed in 1907 for alumna Bessie Willingham Tift; long run by Georgia Baptists, it educated generations of women before merging into Mercer University.

About this site

Bessie Tift College is a historical marker in Forsyth, Monroe County, erected in 1936. It is one of 16 historical markers documented in Monroe County, among 87 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 33.0351, -83.9336 near Forsyth. The nearest cataloged historic site is Forsyth Railroad Depots and Baggage Room (historic place), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Georgia Militia at Forsyth, Confederate Hospital Camp, and Tift College.

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

📍 33.0351, -83.9336 · Forsyth, Monroe County

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