Cupid Falls Young Harris Georgia 2
by Lisa Wooten
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Cupid Falls Young Harris Georgia 2
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Lisa Wooten
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Purchased: 2022
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Cupid Falls has provided a beautiful and secluded spot to enjoy nature for generations of students at Young Harris College and is worth the visit if you’re in the area. Young Harris College is a private Methodist-affiliated liberal arts college in Young Harris, Georgia. The school was founded in 1886 by Artemas Lester, a circuit-riding Methodist minister who wanted to provide the residents of the Appalachian Mountains with an education. The college was funded in part by production from an agricultural program, or college farm. Students who could not afford education were allowed to work on the farm to earn tuition.
Originally known as McTyeire Institute for the small village where the school was located, the college struggled for the first year until an Athens, Georgia, judge, Young L.G. Harris, donated enough money to keep the school open. The school was later renamed Young Harris Institute and became Young Harris College in honor of its benefactor, as was the surrounding town in 1895.[2] A fire destroyed the college's main classroom building in 1911, but it was rebuilt by local townspeople and named Sharp Hall in honor of the college president at the time. The Young Harris Academy was founded in the late 19th century and provided a primary education for thousands of students until it closed after World War II. Wikipedia
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