- Collection:
- Georgia Historical Markers
- Title:
- First Flint River Baptist Normal Institute historical marker
- Creator:
- Seibert, David, 1941-2020
- Date of Original:
- 1996/2014
- Subject:
- Historical markers--Georgia--Decatur County
African American schools--Georgia--Bainbridge - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Decatur County, Bainbridge, 30.9038, -84.57547
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Location: On the grounds of Hutto Middle School M.L.K. Jr. Blvd., Bainbridge
Text of marker: "FIRST FLINT RIVER BAPTIST NORMAL INSTITUTE. In 1876, the First Flint River Missionary Baptist Association was formed to help "lift the veil of ignorance from its people" using land purchased in 1896 and 1915. The Association established First Flint River Baptist Normal Institute in 1918 with the Reverend H.F. Taylor as its head. The work of the school was entrusted to the care of Reverend James Graves, Mrs. L. Jackson and Mrs. Josie King Williams. This facility gave black children an opportunity for an education beyond the elementary schooling provided by Decatur County. Children from the county lived with Bainbridge area families until a dormitory could be built. Erected by the Historic Chattahoochee Commission and Decatur County Historical Society 2008" - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_ghm_first-flint-river-baptist-normal-institute
- Digital Object URL:
- http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ghm_first-flint-river-baptist-normal-institute
- Language:
- eng
- Rights Holder:
- Copyright held by David Seibert. Please contact markers@davidseibert.com about commercial reproduction and use
- Holding Institution:
- Digital Library of Georgia
- Rights:
-
