Historical Marker

Lucy Craft Laney

Augusta · Richmond County · Erected 2005

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The Story

Georgia's most renowned Black woman educator, Laney opened her school in a Presbyterian church basement in 1883 with a handful of pupils; it grew into Haines Institute, sending graduates onward and training Augusta's first Black nurses.

About this site

Lucy Craft Laney is a historical marker in Augusta, Richmond County, erected in 2005. 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 33.4671, -81.9814 near Augusta. The nearest cataloged historic site is John McClinton Tutt (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Miss Lucy Craft Laney, The Bohler Family, and Haines Normal and Industrial Institute.

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

📍 33.4671, -81.9814 · Augusta, Richmond County

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Nearby in Richmond County

Miss Lucy Craft Laney

Haines Normal and Industrial Institute

Rev. Dr. William Jefferson White