Haines Normal and Industrial Institute-GHS 121-14-Richmond Co
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N 33° 28.007 W 081° 58.930
17S E 408734 N 3703467
Located in front of Laney High School at the intersection of Laney Walker Blvd and Phillips St in Augusta
Waymark Code: WM78VY
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 09/20/2009
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Established by influential educator Lucy Craft Laney, the Haines Normal and Industrial Institute was chartered in 1886 and grew to include a Kindergarten to Junior College curriculum, the Lamar School of Nursing, and a teacher training program. Named for a benefactor Francine Haines, the Institute also served the African-American community as cultural center before its replacement in 1949 with the present Laney High School. The Cauley-Wheeler Building (1924), located in the center of campus, housed the primary school and was named for philanthropist Alice Wheeler of New York and her nurse Mary Cauley, a Lamar graduate. It is the last remaining building from the original Haines Campus.
Type of Marker: Highway
Marker #: 121-14
Date: 2009.1
Sponsor: Georgia Historical Society and the Haines Alumni Association, Inc.
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