Sunday at the Museum Lecture Series - The History of Rock Eagle with Arch Smith
Schedule
Sun, 03 May, 2026 at 02:00 pm
UTC-04:00Location
305 N Madison Ave, Eatonton, GA, United States, Georgia 31024 | Eatonton, GA
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Visit our website for more details on our guest speaker: https://www.oldschoolhistorymuseum.org/events/satm-arch-smithSunday at the Museum Lecture Series
Guest Speaker: Arch Smith
Topic: History of Rock Eagle
In this lecture, Arch Smith will talk about the indigenous people who lived in the Piedmont area prior to the Europeans. He will talk specifically about Rock Eagle 4-H center and the history of the rock mound that gave it its name. He will discuss the early archeological research done on the Rock Eagle mound by the Smithsonian and later by the University of Georgia. You’ll learn how it became the centerpiece of the CCC (Civil Conservation Corps) Rock Eagle Park project in the 1930’s and later how that led to it becoming the State 4-H Center built across the lake in the 1950”s.
The lecture will take place in the theater at The Plaza Arts Center. The event is free, but donations are appreciated. Stay after to tour the museum and enjoy refreshments.
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