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Founded in 1903 by Harvard-educated local Andrew Jackson Ritchie as an industrial school, it pioneered a 'farm family plan' letting whole families work their way through. A 1926 merger with the Nacoochee Institute created the present school.
Rabun Gap – Nacoochee School is a historical marker in Rabun Gap, Rabun County, erected in 1967. It is one of 10 historical markers documented in Rabun County, among 68 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 34.9632, -83.3886 near Rabun Gap. The nearest cataloged historic site is Head of Tennessee Baptist Church Cemetery (cemetery), about 0.3 miles away. Others within a short drive include Brig·Gen·Francis·S·Bartow·C·S·A·, Wesley Chapel Cemetery, and Rabun Gap Presbyterian Cemetery.
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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