Martha Berry’s Birthplace
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Martha Berry, founder of the Berry Schools, was born and lived here at “Oak Hill.” Daughter of Capt. Tom Berry, wealthy plantation owner, she devoted her life to providing educational opportunities for the children of her less fortunate neighbors in the mountains. The school grew under her direction from a small log cabin on the plantation in 1900 to a 30,000 acre campus. More than 15,000 students have received their educations in the day school at Possum Trot, the Girls School, Boys School and Berry College. Martha Berry died in 1942 leaving a deathless monument.
Marker is at the intersection of Veterans Memorial Parkway NE (Loop Georgia Route 1) and Martha Berry Highway (U.S. 27) on Veterans Memorial Parkway NE.
Courtesy hmdb.org
