Historical Marker

Oakland High School

Fort Gaines · Clay County · Erected 2004

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The Story

Named for the oaks shading its grounds and founded in the 1880s, this rural school is remembered for teacher Arlene Newton Richardson, who launched one of southwest Georgia's first home economics courses around 1908.

About this site

Oakland High School is a historical marker in Fort Gaines, Clay County, erected in 2004. It is one of 19 historical markers documented in Clay County, among 63 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 31.5906, -84.8468 near Fort Gaines. The nearest cataloged historic site is Sutton, Warren, House (historic place), about 0.6 miles away. Others within a short drive include Sutton's Crossroads, Enterprise Cemetery, and Enon Baptist Church Cemetery.

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

📍 31.5906, -84.8468 · Fort Gaines, Clay County

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Nearby in Clay County

Historic Place

Sutton, Warren, House

Enon Baptist Church Cemetery

Edison

Cemetery

Union African Methodist Episcopal Cemetery