Stewart County Academy
State Historical Marker
Located opposite the Stewart County Courthouse
in Lumpkin, Ga.
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STEWART COUNTY ACADEMY
AND MASONIC BUILDING
This building was erected
in 1831 in NW Lumpkin to house the "Stewart County Academy,"
the first academy in the county. In 1842, it became the "Lumpkin
Independent Academy" for boys only, owned by local stockholders.
In 1841, the first Sunday School, interdenominational, was organized
in the building. Purchased in 1885 by E.M. Sheram, the building
was moved to this corner and used as a carriage factory, general
store, fire station, and gasoline station. The second floor has
been used continuously since 1885 as a lodge room by Cross Chapter
No. 173 Masons, organized as Cross Lodge No. 12, Nov. 8, 1838.
128-6 GEORGIA
HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1957
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