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Radcliff School

 
 
Radcliff School Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By David Seibert, April 17, 2004
1. Radcliff School Marker
Inscription. In the fall of 1914 Radcliff School was organized in Allen Temple A.M.E. Church. At that time it was known as Wynnton Hill School. J. L. Bond was principal and the first head teacher was Mrs. S. A. Cody. When the building burned, the school was relocated to Wynnton Hill Baptist Church and later Primitive Baptist Church. In 1929, the school name was changed to Radcliff after a new building was erected on land purchased through a grant from the Rosenwald Foundation. Mrs. Cody was principal with an enrollment of 100 pupils. Radcliff became a junior high in 1940 and, in 1944, became the second senior high school in Columbus for blacks. Mr. B. F. Mosely was principal from 1935-1952 and Dr. M. A. Clarke and Mr. B. T. Stafford followed him. Radcliff was destroyed by fire in 1971.
 
Erected 1993 by Historic Chattahoochee Commission, Muscogee County School District, and Radcliffonians.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African AmericansChurches & ReligionEducationWomen. In addition, it is included in the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church, and the Rosenwald Schools series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1914.
 
Location. 32° 27.376′ N, 84° 57.198′ W. Marker
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is in Columbus, Georgia, in Muscogee County. Marker is on Radcliff Avenue, 0 miles north of Martin Luther King Avenue, on the left when traveling north. The marker stands in a church parking lot, the former site of the school. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Opposite 526 Radcliff Avenue, Columbus GA 31906, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. The Elms (approx. one mile away); Wynnton School Library (approx. one mile away); Camp Benning (approx. 1.1 miles away); The Cedars (approx. 1.2 miles away); Carson McCullers (approx. 1.3 miles away); The First Breech Loading Cannon (approx. 1.4 miles away); The Columbus Museum (approx. 1.4 miles away); Wynnton Community (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Columbus.
 
Radcliff School Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, December 25, 2017
2. Radcliff School Marker
The Nazareth Baptist Church is to the east of the marker, across the street.
The Carter Monumental Christian Methodist Episcopal Church, just north of the marker. image. Click for full size.
Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, December 25, 2017
3. The Carter Monumental Christian Methodist Episcopal Church, just north of the marker.
Radcliff Cemetery, just west of the marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, December 25, 2017
4. Radcliff Cemetery, just west of the marker
Radcliff High School image. Click for full size.
February 24, 2021
5. Radcliff High School
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 24, 2021. It was originally submitted on September 12, 2009, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 1,526 times since then and 82 times this year. Photos:   1. submitted on September 12, 2009, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia.   2, 3, 4. submitted on December 25, 2017, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana.   5. submitted on February 24, 2021, by Philip Scarbrough of San Jose, California. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.

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