Historical Marker

Dual System of Education

Madison · Morgan County · Erected 2008

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The Story

After 1894 Madison built a public school system that, by law, split white and Black children into separate schools, a state-mandated dual system whose African American side centered on the Burney Street and later Pearl Street schools in the Canaan neighborhood.

About this site

Dual System of Education is a historical marker in Madison, Morgan County, erected in 2008. It is one of 42 historical markers documented in Morgan County, among 112 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 33.6012, -83.4668 near Madison. The nearest cataloged historic site is Madison Museum of Fine ART (museum), about 0.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Madison Train Station, Madison Station, and Railroad Street Commerce.

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

📍 33.6012, -83.4668 · Madison, Morgan County
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