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163 Suncheon Christian History Museum 164 Suncheon Maesan High School

11 Maesan-gil, Suncheon-si 58 Yeongdong-gil, Suncheon-si http://maesan.hs.jne.kr

Suncheon Maesan School, which collectively refers to Maesan Middle School,
Maesan High School, and Maesan Girls' High School, is the birthplace of
modern education in eastern Jeollanam-do and a "prestigious" school that
inherits the legacy of leading anti-Japanese and protecting country.

Suncheon Maesan High School was established in Geumgok-dong, Suncheon-si in March
1913 by John Fairman Preston and Robert Goit, missionaries from the Presbyterian Church
Suncheon Christian History Museum (Inside of Suncheon Christian Medical Center) in the United States. In 1911, a new school building was built and Suncheon Maesan High
School relocated to Maegok-dong. Suncheon Currently Maesan Middle and High School are
under a Honam Christian Foundation, and there are Christian schools under the foundation
The Museum has the relics and photos that show the life styles in the eastern from kindergartens to universities in Gwangju, Suncheon, Jeonju, and Mokpo.
part of Honam area from the end of the 19th century to the middle The schools in Suncheon belong to the foundation are Suncheon Maesan Middle School,
of the 20th century and the exhibition rooms are organized like real Suncheon Maesan High School, and Suncheon Maesan Girls' High School. There are many
rooms, so you can learn the history and the lives of the ancestors. missionary sites in Maesan-dong, where Suncheon Maesan High School is located. Not only
the buildings built by missionaries at the time are preserved, but there is also the Christian
Tuberculosis Clinic (Lighthouse Mission) building. There is also a monument to missionary
Suncheon Christian History Museum is on the Robert Goit.
second floor of Suncheon Christian Medical
Center, just below Maesan Girls’ High School. The
site was established for tuberculosis patients by
missionary Hugh Linton (Korean name Inhue, was born in
Korea, lived for Korea, and ended his life in Korea) and his wife.
Built in 1925 to commemorate George Watts,
who gave his full material and emotional support
to mission, the building has been used as a Bible school, missionary accommodation,
Suncheon Presbyterian Education Center, and tuberculosis clinic. Located on the second
and third floors of Suncheon Christian Medical Center, the museum displays missionary
materials such as photos of Christian missionaries from the late period of Joseon and
calendars made by foreign missionaries to introduce Korea to the Western world.
In addition, the living tools used by missionaries such as Hugh Linton are preserved. In the
yard, there are tombstones of missionaries Lottie Bell, the wife of missionary Eugene Bell,
and the tombstone of missionary Robert Goit, as well as monuments of missionaries and
Christians who sacrificed their youth and were martyred.
Maesan High School