- Collection:
- Georgia Historical Markers
- Title:
- Washington Street School historical marker
- Creator:
- Seibert, David, 1941-2020
- Date of Original:
- 1996/2014
- Subject:
- Historical markers--Georgia--Newton County
African American schools--Georgia--Covington - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Newton County, Covington, 33.59678, -83.86018
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Location: School St., Covington
Text of marker: "Washington Street School A Bedrock of Black History in Newton County, GA. In 1889 Washington Street School was established under the Covington City School System. The old building burned in 1939. Students and faculty met for two years in Black Churches. 1941 - A new brick school house was completed. The name and traditions remained the same. 1947 - The city and county school systems consolidated 1955 - Washington Street High School faculty and students moved to R. L. Cousins School. 1971 - The Washington Street Grammar School closed. 1979 - Washington Street Community Center, Inc. was organized. Washington Street School - A Beloved Legacy "Consider education not as the painful accumulation of facts but as the transmission of our mental, moral, technical and aesthetic heritage as fully as possible to as many as possible..." Durant Placed By Landmark Committee Newton County Historical Site 23 January 6, 2003" - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_ghm_washington-street-school
- Digital Object URL:
- http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ghm_washington-street-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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