Risley High School - Brunswick, GA
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N 31° 09.308 W 081° 29.455
17R E 453209 N 3446898
This bell is located near the main entrance to the Risley High School located at 1800 Albany St., Brunswick.
Waymark Code: WMGPK3
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 03/28/2013
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From the historic marker in front of the school.
Colored Memorial School and Risley High School
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.
Georgia Historical Society,
the Glynn County Board of Education,
2004.4 and the Risley Alumni Association, Inc. 63-5
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