Historical Marker

Haven Home Industrial Training School

Savannah · Chatham County · Erected 2009

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The Story

Founded in 1885 by the Methodist Women's Home Missionary Society to educate African American girls, Haven Home built a permanent school here in 1917 and served Savannah's Black students until its 1960 demolition.

About this site

Haven Home Industrial Training School is a historical marker in Savannah, Chatham County, erected in 2009. 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 31.9966, -81.1161 near Savannah. The nearest cataloged historic site is White Bluff Meeting House (historical marker), about 1.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include Byrd Cookie Company, Eugenia Cemetery, and Vernonburg Historic District.

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

📍 31.9966, -81.1161 · Savannah, Chatham County

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