Historical Marker

Colored Library Association of Savannah

Savannah · Chatham County · Erected 2014

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The Story

Barred from Savannah's new whites-only library, Black leaders formed the Colored Library Association in 1906 and ran a collection from a doctor's office, later winning Carnegie funds for a dedicated library.

About this site

Colored Library Association of Savannah is a historical marker in Savannah, Chatham County, erected in 2014. It is one of 339 historical markers documented in Chatham County, among 480 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 32.0614, -81.0912 near Savannah. The nearest cataloged historic site is Mamie George Williams (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Johnny Mercer, Saint Pauls Episcopal Church Memorial Gardens, and Nina Anderson Pape.

This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

📍 32.0614, -81.0912 · Savannah, Chatham County

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