Historical Marker

Haines Normal and Industrial Institute

Augusta · Richmond County · Erected 2009

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The Story

Educator Lucy Craft Laney opened this school in a church basement in 1883. It grew to nearly a thousand pupils, pioneered Georgia's first kindergarten for Black children, and shaped Augusta's African American leadership for generations.

About this site

Haines Normal and Industrial Institute is a historical marker in Augusta, Richmond County, erected in 2009. It is one of 148 historical markers documented in Richmond County, among 249 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 33.4668, -81.9821 near Augusta. The nearest cataloged historic site is Dr. John M. Tutt (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Miss Lucy Craft Laney, The Honorable Edward M. McIntyre, and Lucy Craft Laney.

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

📍 33.4668, -81.9821 · Augusta, Richmond County

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Miss Lucy Craft Laney

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