EDUCATION · HISTORICAL MARKER

Powell Academy

DeKalb County, Georgia
· Circa 1875
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From 1875 until 1915, children in the Klondike Community in southern DeKalb County attended Powell Academy on S. Goddard Rd. The one room school could house 25-30 students and was named for pioneer resident George Washington Powell, who donated the land. It was relocated and restored in 1987 by, and with a grant from, J. P. Devlin, Inc., D/B/A Georgia National Builders of Atlanta, Inc.
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