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Helena Brown Cobb
Helena B. Cobb ( Helena Maud Brown; January 24, 1869 – December 22, 1922) was an American educator and missionary from Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. Born in Monroe County, Georgia, she attended Atlanta University and served as an educator and principal at many schools for African Americans in the state. She was also active in organizing and pushing for greater missionary opportunities for women within the Colored Methodist Episcopal Church. In the early 1900s she founded Helena B. Cobb Institute in Barnesville, Georgia. Early life and career Helena Maud Brown was born in Monroe County, Georgia on January 24, 1869. Her parents, Jonah Brown and Louvonia Brown, were deeply religious Christians. She attended primary schools in Monroe County and nearby Pike County, Georgia, Pike County, eventually enrolling in Storr's School in Atlanta in 1883. She later enrolled in Atlanta University in 1885, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree and graduating with High Honors, high honors on May 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monroe County, Georgia
Monroe County is a county located in the central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 27,957. The county seat is Forsyth. The county was created on May 15, 1821. The county was named for James Monroe. Monroe County is included in the Macon, GA metropolitan statistical area. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.5%) is water. Located on the fall line, it straddles between the Piedmont and Atlantic coastal plain. The vast majority of Monroe County is located in the Upper Ocmulgee River sub-basin of the Altamaha River basin, with just a tiny southwestern corner of the county, west of a line between Yatesville and Culloden, located in the Upper Flint River sub-basin of the ACF River Basin (Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin). Major highways * Interstate 75 * Interstate 475 * U.S. Route 23 * U.S. Route 41 * U.S. Route 341 * State Route 7 * S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
