First Black Public School

First Black Public School (HMFAM)

Location: Columbus, GA 31901 Muscogee County
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N 32° 28.171', W 84° 59.517'

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Near here, in July 1872, the first local public school for black students was opened. The school was the result of an action by the City Council directing the Trustees of the Columbus Public Schools to set up classes for blacks. For the first of these, the trustees rented Temperance Hall, built in 1849. Until the 1871 opening of the Springer Opera House, this had been the city's foremost theater. On its stage had appeared many of the opera, music, and theater greats of the era. Among them was John Wilkes booth. The school operated here until 1874 when it was moved to the former AME church on Sixth Avenue.
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HM NumberHMFAM
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Year Placed1990
Placed ByHistoric Chattahoochee Commission and the Muscogee County School District
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Date Added Wednesday, October 22nd, 2014 at 3:06pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 688714 N 3594255
Decimal Degrees32.46951667, -84.99195000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 32° 28.171', W 84° 59.517'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds32° 28' 10.26" N, 84° 59' 31.02" W
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Area Code(s)706
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1225 1st Ave, Columbus GA 31901, US
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