Old Shorter Hill is a
summit in
Rome, Georgia.
With an elevation of , Old Shorter Hill is the 910th highest summit in the
US state of
Georgia
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* Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States
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It is considered to be one of the Seven Hills of Rome, Georgia.
[Wilson, CC]
The Seven Hills of Rome
RomeGeorgia.com. 23 February 2002. Retrieved 17 March 2018.[Denmon, Shirley. ''The Enchanted Land Eighth Hill.'' (2012). pp. 5. ]
The hill was originally known as Shelton Hill, named after the main landowner in the area.
The Cherokee Baptist Female College was originally housed in facilities located on the hill when it was founded in 1873.
[Taylor-Colbert, Alice]
Shorter.edu. Retrieved 19 March 2018. In 1877, Cherokee Baptist Female College was renamed
Shorter College, thanks to generous donations from Alfred and Martha Shorter.
In 1910, the college moved from Shelton Hill to its current location outside of downtown Rome.
The hill's name was changed to Old Shorter Hill upon the death of Martha Shorter.
There is currently a
cul-de-sac on the summit.
References
Mountains of Floyd County, Georgia
Mountains of Georgia (U.S. state)
Rome, Georgia
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