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URL:https://www.georgiahistory.com/events/historical-marker-dedication-ced
 ar-valley-academy/
SUMMARY:Historical Marker Dedication: Cedar Valley Academy
DESCRIPTION:The Georgia Historical Society will hold a dedication for a new
  historical marker: Cedar Valley Academy. The dedication will take place o
 n Saturday\, June 8\, 2024\, at 2:00 p.m.\, at Prior Cemetery\, 0 Brooks S
 treet\, Cedartown\, GA\, 30125. The event is open to the public.\n\nParkin
 g directions: Parking is permitted along the street nearby Prior Cemetery.
 \n\nThe marker reads:\n\nCedar Valley Academy\n\nChartered in 1834\, Cedar
  Valley Academy (CVA) was located near here and taught Cedartown’s White
  settler population\, including local Deaf residents. In 1833\, John J. Fl
 ournoy\, a Deaf man from Georgia\, petitioned the State for educational su
 pport for Deaf Georgians. From 1835 through 1845\, Georgia offered funds f
 or those who wished to attend the American School for the Deaf in Connecti
 cut. The State recognized the success of CVA’s Deaf students by 1843 and
  investigated a local\, cost-effective Deaf education program. On December
  25\, 1845\, new legislation required State funding be used for in-state s
 chools\, including CVA. Although CVA disbanded the same day\, it represen
 ted the need for specialized education for Deaf Georgians. The State trans
 ferred the funds originally allocated for in-state schools to the Georgia 
 School for the Deaf when it opened in 1846.\n\nErected by the Georgia Hist
 orical Society and Polk County Historical Society
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