Historical Marker

Dr. Emmett Ethridge Butler

Gainesville · Hall County · Erected 1997

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The Story

A Morehouse and Meharry-trained physician, Dr. Butler became the first African American appointed to Gainesville's school board; a segregated school and a city parkway were later named in his honor.

About this site

Dr. Emmett Ethridge Butler is a historical marker in Gainesville, Hall County, erected in 1997. It is one of 16 historical markers documented in Hall County, among 98 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 34.3015, -83.8254 near Gainesville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Bailey-Harper House--Doctors Building (historic place), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Northeast Georgia History Center, Logan Building, and Federal Building.

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

📍 34.3015, -83.8254 · Gainesville, Hall County

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