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Endowed by the 1806 bequest of Irish immigrant merchant Francis Meson, it opened in 1808 as one of Georgia's first privately endowed academies, added a female academy in 1825, and in 1920 became Oglethorpe County High School.
Historical Marker
Meson Academy
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About this site
Meson Academy is a historical marker in Lexington, Oglethorpe County, erected in 1959. It is one of 13 historical markers documented in Oglethorpe County, among 71 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 33.8697, -83.1081 near Lexington. The nearest cataloged historic site is The Birthplace of Columbia Theological Seminary (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Beth-Salem Presbyterian Church, Lexington Presbyterian Church Cemetery, and Oglethorpe County.
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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