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Founded in 1882 by the Colored and Southern Methodist churches at the urging of CME bishop Lucius Holsey, this HBCU trained Black teachers and ministers; its early professors included John Wesley Gilbert, a pioneering Black classical scholar.
Paine College is a historical marker in Augusta, Richmond County, erected in 1967. It is one of 148 historical markers documented in Richmond County, among 249 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 33.4701, -81.9964 near Augusta. The nearest cataloged historic site is John Wesley Gilbert (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Paine College, Mary S. Byrd Gallery of ART, and The Medical College of Georgia.
This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
“Paine College” names 2 distinct records in Richmond County. This page is the historical marker erected in 1967 in Augusta. The others:
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