E. D. Stroud School

E. D. Stroud School (HM21VP)

Location: Watkinsville, GA 30677 Oconee County
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N 33° 50.9', W 83° 24.483'

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A Georgia Equalization School

E.D. Stroud School was established in 1956 as part of a statewide "equalization" effort for Georgia's African-American public schools. As part of Georgia's massive resistance to federally mandated school integration, politicians and school officials sought to address the blatant geographic and racial disparities in education by constructing hundreds of new (but still segregated) schools across the state during the 1950s-60s. This school was built to replace the Watkinsville Rosenwald School, located here until its demolition in 1956. Named for Rosenwald School Principal Edwin David Stroud, E.D. Stroud School included a home economics lab as well as a workshop and cannery in addition to traditional academic subjects. In 1969, as part of a countywide plan for desegregation, E.D. Stroud School became the integrated Oconee County Intermediate School. The school was renamed Colham Ferry Elementary School in 1996.
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HM NumberHM21VP
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Year Placed2014
Placed ByThe Georgia Historical Society, the Watkinsville City Council, Bethel Baptist Church, the Oconee County Historical Society, the Oconee County Board of Education, and the Georgia Natural Resources Foundation
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Date Added Monday, September 25th, 2017 at 1:02pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 277202 N 3747948
Decimal Degrees33.84833333, -83.40805000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 33° 50.9', W 83° 24.483'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds33° 50' 54" N, 83° 24' 28.98" W
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Area Code(s)706, 678, 770
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling South
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 191 Colham Ferry Rd, Watkinsville GA 30677, US
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