Site of the Home and Private School of Adiel Sherwood 1832-1836

SITE OF THE
HOME AND PRIVATE SCHOOL OF
ADIEL SHERWOOD 1832-1836
AUTHOR, EDUCATOR, GOSPEL MINISTER, FOUNDER
STATE TEMPERANCE SOCIETY, CITIZEN OF THE
COMMONWEALTH FOR ABOUT THIRTY YEARS.
BORN FORT EDWARD, NEW YORK, OCT. 3, 1791
DIED ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, AUG. 18, 1879

IN 1828 BEGAN TO TEACH MINISTERIAL STUDENTS.
THE EATONTON BAPTIST CHURCH OFFERING TO PAY
THE STUDENTS [SIC] BOARD. THUS BEGAN MINISTERIAL
EDUCATION THAT INSPIRED THE FOUNDING OF
MERCER UNIVERSITY.

ERECTED BY THE EATONTON BAPTIST CHURCH
OCTOBER 3, 1938

Plaque courtesy Lat34North.com.

Original page, with additional info, here.

Photo credit: Thorny1.