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An African American community built its own answer to segregation. Founded in 1880 and entirely Black-run, this Baptist institute taught trades, ran a printing press and newspaper, and educated local students for over fifty years until 1936.
Pilgrim Missionary Baptist Normal and Industrial Institute is a historical marker in Guyton, Effingham County, erected in 2005. It is one of 31 historical markers documented in Effingham County, among 81 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 32.3430, -81.3991 near Guyton. The nearest cataloged historic site is Guyton Cemetery (cemetery), about 0.3 miles away. Others within a short drive include Ferguson Cemetery, New Hope AME Church, and Guyton Confederate General Hospital.
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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