Colored Memorial School and Risley High School---GHS 63-5
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Markerman62
N 31° 09.319 W 081° 29.461
17R E 453200 N 3446918
Located in front of the school on Albany St in Brunswick.
Waymark Code: WMF3V3
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 08/18/2012
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Brunswick's first public school for African Americans opened in 1870 as the Freedmen's School, later changed to Risley School to honor Captain Douglas Gilbert Risley, who raised funds for the school's construction. In 1923 the adjacent building, Colored Memorial High School, was built and named to honor African-American veterans in World War I. In 1936 Risley High School was built on the site of the 1870 Freedmen's School and remained in service until 1955 when a new Risley High School was constructed. Both the Colored Memorial School and Risley High School are landmarks of African-American education in Glynn County.
Type of Marker: Building
Marker #: 63-5
Date: 2004.4
Sponsor: Georgia Historical Society, the Glynn County Board of Education, and the Risley Alumni Association, Inc.
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