[10] Historic Scenic Loop Four
Directions:
GA 16 East from Eatonton to Oconee Springs Road and right to Rockville
Road and Rockville School and St. Paul’s Church to Oconee Springs
Park and return. Another
loop through the rural countryside via Oconee Springs Road to
Rockville Road to the school and church.
Rockville Academy, built in 1889, is said to be the first consolidated
rural school in Georgia as well as the first standard and vocational
rural school in the state. The adjacent Carpenter Italianate/Greek
Revival style St. Paul’s Church dates to 1871. Continue south to
Spring Road and Oconee Springs Park for camping, boating and fishing.
