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Wesleyan College, Macon, GA
Originally chartered in 1836 as Georgia Female College, the name was changed to Wesleyan                 Female College in 1843. 




Early Wesleyan Female College postcard, pre-1907




Wesleyan College with trolley
Postmarked in 1910.




Mercer University
Founded in 1831 under the Georgia Baptist Convention, named after Rev. Jesse Mercer, a Baptist       advocate of higher learning.  The school was originally founded in Penfield, but moved to Macon in 1870.     Shown here is the administration building and to the right is the Chapel.




Mercer University dorm
Postmarked in 1910.




Mercer University




St. Stanislaus' College
Originally founded in 1874 as Pio Nono College by the Roman Catholic Church, in 1887 the Society of     Jesus took it over and changed its' name to St. Stanislaus' College.  Roman Catholic Priests were          trained there.  The building burned in 1921.




Lanier HS for Boys
This building was completed in 1924.




Miller HS and Gymnasium




Mount de Sales Academy preparatory school




Georgia Academy for the Blind, Macon, GA




(Old) Alexander School No. 1, Macon, GA
Based on the style of architecture, it was probably built from 1890-1910.




Alexander School, Macon, GA
(This newer Alexander replaced earlier one?)




Stanley's Business College, Macon, GA




Second St. School, Macon, GA in 1909




Whittle School, Macon, GA





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