South Georgia State College
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| Type | Public |
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| Established | 1906 |
| President | Dr. Virginia M. Carson |
| Students | 2,611+ |
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Douglas and Waycross, Georgia, USA 31°29′45″N 82°51′19″W / 31.49583°N 82.85528°WCoordinates: 31°29′45″N 82°51′19″W / 31.49583°N 82.85528°W |
| Campus | 190 acres (77 ha) |
| Colors | Navy and gray |
| Nickname | SGSC |
| Mascot | Hawk |
| Website | www.sgsc.edu |
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Eleventh District A & M School-South Georgia College Historic District
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Peterson Hall
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| Location | 100 West College Park Drive, Douglas, Georgia |
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| Area | 190 acres (77 ha) |
| Built | 1906 |
| Architectural style | International Style, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals |
| NRHP Reference # | 10000274 |
| Added to NRHP | May 21, 2010 |
South Georgia State College is a four-year, state-supported, residential state college located in Douglas and Waycross, Georgia, United States.
Created by an act of the Georgia Legislature on August 18, 1906 as the 11th District A & M School, it became Georgia's first state-supported two-year college in 1927. In 1932 South Georgia State College emerged as one of the original 26 institutions of the University System of Georgia which traces its origins to the chartering of the University of Georgia in 1785. Joseph Meriwether Thrash (1885-1947) joined the faculty in 1907, and later served as the fifth principal of the A & M School. He became the college's first president in 1927.
The Eleventh District A & M School-South Georgia College Historic District was named a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010. Some of the contributing buildings and structures are the 1907 semi-circular drive with the surrounding buildings: Peterson Hall, Davis Hall, and Powell Hall that were designed by Haralson Bleckley, the Atlanta architect who also designed Georgia's other A & M Schools. Other buildings include the IT-Nursing Building, Stubbs Hall, Tanner Hall, and Alumni House.
Holdings in the South Georgia State College William S. Smith Library exceed 100,000 items, including reference books, bound periodicals, government documents, pamphlets, maps and videotapes. The library subscribes to 327 journals and ten newspapers. Back issues are available in a variety of formats: CD-ROM, paper, microfiche and microfilm. GALILEO (Georgia Library Learning Online, a statewide initiative) links SGSC's library with others in Georgia to offer more than 100 generalized and specialized research databases. The reference area also offers CD-ROM based indexes to general periodicals and newspapers. Computer workstations offer access to the Internet through the campus network. Word-processing software is also available.
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