Site - Cherokee Baptist College
On Chapman Hill; a school for boys established Jan. 1854. A large three-story brick bldg. flanked by two-story wings. Burned 1856; rebuilt 1857, destroyed by
Federal forces Oct. 12, 1864.
This, & the Methodist Female College 3/4 mi. N.E., were the first chartered institutions of higher education in Cherokee Georgia.
Their destruction, together with the burning of Cassville, marked the passing of a notable educational center in this section of the state.
Marker is at the intersection of Fire Tower Road and Gaddis Road, on the right when traveling east on Fire Tower Road.
Courtesy hmdb.org
