- Collection:
- Georgia Historical Markers
- Title:
- "Old Mercer" historical marker
- Creator:
- Seibert, David, 1941-2020
- Date of Original:
- 1996/2014
- Subject:
- Historical markers--Georgia--Greene County
Universities and colleges--Georgia--Penfield
Historic buildings--Georgia--Penfield
Cemeteries--Georgia--Penfield - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Greene County, Penfield, 33.66735, -83.17738
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Location: Site of the school in Penfield, west of Ga. 77
Text of marker: ""OLD MERCER". Actuated by a legacy from Josiah Penfield, Mercer University was founded here in 1833 as Mercer Institute. After considering several locations, the Trustees moved the institution to Macon in 1871 and, in 1880, transferred all holdings in Penfield to the Georgia Baptist Association, except the venerable Penfield Cemetery where Jesse Mercer, Billington M. Sanders, Mrs. Sanders, and other notable Mercerians are buried. The chapel was given to the Penfield Baptist Church, founded in 1839 with Rev. Adiel Sherwood as pastor. The academy building became the Penfield public school building. 066-13 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1959" - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_ghm_old-mercer
- Digital Object URL:
- http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ghm_old-mercer
- Language:
- eng
- Rights Holder:
- Copyright held by David Seibert. Please contact markers@davidseibert.com about commercial reproduction and use
- Holding Institution:
- Digital Library of Georgia
- Rights:
-
