Historical Marker

The Hiram Rosenwald School

Hiram · Paulding County · Erected 2005

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The Story

Opened in 1930 as the Hiram Colored School, it was Paulding County's only Rosenwald school, built with matching funds from Sears president Julius Rosenwald's program for rural Black education. Serving students until 1955, it survives as a museum.

About this site

The Hiram Rosenwald School is a historical marker in Hiram, Paulding County, erected in 2005. It is one of 36 historical markers documented in Paulding County, among 81 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 33.8802, -84.7604 near Hiram. The nearest cataloged historic site is Hiram Colored School (historic place), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Eight Point Star, Poplar Springs Cemetery, and Poplar Springs Cemetery.

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

📍 33.8802, -84.7604 · Hiram, Paulding County
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