- Collection:
- Georgia Historical Markers
- Title:
- Oakland High School historical marker
- Creator:
- Seibert, David, 1941-2020
- Date of Original:
- 1996/2014
- Subject:
- Historical markers--Georgia--Clay County
School buildings--Georgia--Clay County - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Clay County, 31.62628, -84.9801
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Location: U.S. Highway 27, 1/2 mile South of Sutton's Crossroads in Clay County
Text of marker: "OAKLAND HIGH SCHOOL. Founded in the 1880's Oakland High School's name was derived from oak trees which grew in abundance at this location when the school building was constructed. The school originally had 10 grades. Mrs. Arlene Newton Richardson taught here from 1908 to 1912 and established the first home economics course taught in southwest Georgia. Students participated in the course from as far away as Columbus and Macon, Georgia. Six students comprised the last graduating class in 1929. The next year Oakland became a junior high school. It closed its doors in 1937 when classes were consolidated with Fort Gaines High School. The old school building was demolished in 1957. Erected by the Historic Chattahoochee Commission and Students, Family and Friends of Oakland High School 2004" - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_ghm_oakland-high-school
- Digital Object URL:
- http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ghm_oakland-high-school
- 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:
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