Historical Marker

Secondary Industrial School (2003)

Columbus · Muscogee County · Erected 2003

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Proposed in 1904 by superintendent Carleton Gibson and completed in 1906 on land donated by the Jordan family, this Neo-Classical school is regarded as among the nation's first public coeducational industrial high schools.

About this site

Secondary Industrial School is a historical marker in Columbus, Muscogee County, erected in 2003. It is one of 92 historical markers documented in Muscogee County, among 248 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 32.4897, -84.9774 near Columbus. The nearest cataloged historic site is Secondary Industrial School (historic place), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Rose Hill School, Mott--Fox--Huguley House, and Thomas, Alma, House.

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

Also at or near Columbus, Muscogee County

“Secondary Industrial School” names 2 distinct records in Muscogee County. This page is the historical marker erected in 2003 in Columbus. The others:

Secondary Industrial School — Historic Place in Columbus

📍 32.4897, -84.9774 · Columbus, Muscogee County

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