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A Historic marker is an "Alamo"-shaped plaque affixed to the top of a pole and erected next to a significant historic site, battlefield or county courthouse. In the state of Georgia there are roughly 2,000 historic markers [citation needed]. Kevin Levin of the Smithsonian magazine said of the erected signs, "Historical markers are a ubiquitous ...
This is a List of National Historic Landmarks in Georgia. The United States National Historic Landmark program is operated under the auspices of the National Park Service , and recognizes structures, districts, objects, and similar resources according to a list of criteria of national significance.
This is a list of the more than 2,000 properties and historic districts in the U.S. state of Georgia that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Listings are distributed across all of Georgia's 159 counties. Listings for the city of Atlanta are primarily in Fulton County's list but spill over into DeKalb County's list
Georgia historical marker, erected by the Georgia Historical Society in 2012. Since 1998, the Georgia Historical Society has administered the Georgia Historical Marker Program. From that time GHS has erected nearly 300 new historical markers (black with silver lettering and the Society's seal on top) across the state on a wide variety of subjects.
Colored Memorial School and Risley High School is a historic school complex in Brunswick, Georgia where a Freedmen's School opened in 1870. [2] [3] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 7, 2002. It is located at 1800 Albany Street. Risley High School competed in the Georgia Interscholastic Association. It won the ...
In Georgia, several Rosenwald School sites have been commemorated through the Georgia Historical Marker Program, currently administered by the Georgia Historical Society. In partnership with community organizations, markers have been erected for the Hiram Rosenwald School (2006, Paulding County), Macon County Training School (2016, Macon County ...
Jul. 3—SAVANNAH — The Georgia Historical Society has announced the unveiling of a new Civil Rights Trail historical marker in Houston County recognizing The Jody Town Community in Warner Robins.
Northeastern side of County Route 3, about 2 miles east of its junction with State Route 184 34°37′42″N 83°15′32″W / 34.628333°N 83.258889°W / 34.628333; -83.258889 ( Jarrett-Hayes