- Collection:
- Vanishing Georgia
- Title:
- B.T. College
- Date of Original:
- 1915/1916
- Subject:
- Architecture--Georgia--Forsyth
Education--Georgia--Forsyth - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Monroe County, Forsyth, 33.0343, -83.93824
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Forsyth, 1915-1916. Ponder Hall located on the campus of Bessie Tift College. It was ready for use in 883 and served as a dormitory, dining hall, and classroom building. The bell tower blew off ca. 1920 was not replaced. The school was chartered in 1849 as Forsyth Female Collegiate Institute and is now known as Tift College.
2003/07/09: Tift College merged with Mercer University in 1986. With the merger, Mercer promised to uphold the heritage and ideals of the original Tift College. Mercer University maintains a Tift College alumni office. - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_vang_mnr075
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/vang/do:mnr075
- Rights Holder:
- Held by Georgia Archives, 5800 Jonesboro Road, Morrow, GA 30260.
Contact repository re: reproduction and usage. - Additional Rights Information:
- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Holding Institution:
- Georgia Archives
- Rights:
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