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Rooted in Brunswick's 1870 Freedmen's School, this complex became a cornerstone of Black education. The 1923 building, named for African American World War I veterans, was the first in Georgia to offer a full high school course to Black students.
Colored Memorial School and Risley High School is a historical marker in Brunswick, Glynn County, erected in 2004. It is one of 121 historical markers documented in Glynn County, among 181 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 31.1549, -81.4909 near Brunswick. The nearest cataloged historic site is Colored Memorial School and Risley High School (historic place), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include United States Post Office and Court House, Glynn County Courthouse, and Glynn County.
This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
“Colored Memorial School and Risley High School” names 2 distinct records in Glynn County. This page is the historical marker erected in 2004 in Brunswick. The others:
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