Carrie Tuggle -- Kelly Ingram Park, Birmingham AL
N 33° 30.939 W 086° 48.822
16S E 517302 N 3708469
Memorial monument to African American educator Carrie A. Tuggle stands in the place of honor at Birmingham's Kelly Ingram Park
Waymark Code: WM106J1
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 03/07/2019
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This memorial monument to African-American educator and activist Carrie A. Tuggle stands at the southeast corner of Kelly Ingram Park in downtown Birmingham.
The memorial reads as follows:
"In tribute to
CARRIE A. TUGGLE
1858 1924
Scholar, teacher and Christian
A life of unselfish service to the troubled and the homeless black boys and girls
In 1903, she founded the school and orphanage, the Tuggle Institute.
Dedicated 1979, by the Fletcher, Tuggle committee, Inc.
Doctor A. G. Gaston, Chairman"
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