- Collection:
- Georgia Historical Markers
- Title:
- William H. Spencer High School historical marker
- Creator:
- Seibert, David, 1941-2020
- Date of Original:
- 1996/2014
- Subject:
- Historical markers--Georgia--Muscogee County
African American schools--Georgia--Columbus - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Muscogee County, Columbus, 32.46098, -84.98771
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Location: 800 Tenth Avenue, Columbus
Text of marker: "WILLIAM H. SPENCER HIGH SCHOOL. On this site, on November 29, 1930, the first local high school for colored students opened. The school was the result of a grant from the Rosenwald Foundation and was named in honor of William Henry Spencer, Supervisor of the Colored Schools in Muscogee County from 1912-1925. The first principal was Professor F. R. Lampkin, who also served as Supervisor of Colored Schools in Muscogee County from 1930-1945. The teaching staff consisted of 15 members. T. Hicks Fort was President of the Board of Education. ERECTED BY THE HISTORIC CHATTAHOOCHEE COMMISSION AND THE MUSCOGEE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT 1990" - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_ghm_william-h.-spencer-high-school
- Digital Object URL:
- http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ghm_william-h
- 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:
-
