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Built with Julius Rosenwald Fund support, this school educated Black children in segregated Brooks County from the 1930s into the 1950s. Part of a program that built nearly 5,000 Southern schools, it was preserved by alumni.
Historical Marker
Barney Colored Elementary School
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About this site
Barney Colored Elementary School is a historical marker in Barney, Brooks County, erected in 2013. It is one of 12 historical markers documented in Brooks County, among 67 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 31.0042, -83.5149 near Barney. The nearest cataloged historic site is Gornto Cemetery (cemetery), about 1.4 miles away. Others within a short drive include Old Coffee Road, Hall Cemetery, and Mount Zion Camp Ground.
This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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