Washington Street School

Washington Street School (HMXMA)

Location: Covington, GA 30014 Newton County
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N 33° 35.617', W 83° 52.1'

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A Bedrock of Black History in Newton County, GA.

In 1889 Washington Street School was established under the Covington City School system. The old building burned in 1939. Students and faculty met for two years in Black Churches.
1941 — A new brick school house was completed. The name and traditions remained the same.
1947 - The city and county school systems consolidated.
1955 - Washington Street High School faculty and students moved to R. L. Cousins School.
1971 - The Washington Street Grammar School closed.
1979 - Washington Street Community Center, Inc. was organized.

WASHINGTON STREET SCHOOL - A BELOVED LEGACY

"Consider education not as the painful accumulation of facts but as the transmission of our mental, moral, technical and aesthetic heritage as fully as possible to as many as possible . . . " Durant
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HM NumberHMXMA
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Marker Number23
Year Placed2003
Placed ByNewton County Historical Society Landmark Committee
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Date Added Sunday, September 21st, 2014 at 3:46am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 233817 N 3720786
Decimal Degrees33.59361667, -83.86833333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 33° 35.617', W 83° 52.1'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds33° 35' 37.02" N, 83° 52' 6.00" W
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Area Code(s)404, 678, 770
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 4138 School St SW, Covington GA 30014, US
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