Penfield, Georgia, United States was established shortly after 1829 in Greene County, and named in honor of Josiah Penfield, a Savannah merchant and silversmith from Fairfield, Connecticut, who bequea
Old Mercer Chapel, built by David Demarest in 1845, now the Penfield Baptist Church.
Mercer University is a private research university in Macon, Georgia, United States. Founded in 1833 as Mercer Institute and gaining university status in 1837, it is the oldest private university in t
Penfield, Georgia
…for educational purposes. The convention, led by Billington Sanders, organized a manual labor school which opened in 1833 as Mercer Institute (renamed Mercer University in 1837), in honor of Rev. Jesse Mercer of Greene County, a major contributor to the matching gift request. As the university grew, a Female Academy…
Woodcut of Mercer University from an 1877 Macon, Georgia city directory.
R. Kirby Godsey Administration Building, a university landmark listed on the National Register of Historic Places
University Center (Hawkins Arena)
Mercer Village, location of the university bookstore, other shops, student apartments, and the Center for Collaborative Journalism (newspaper, radio, television)