Brunswick in Glynn County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Union School
Brookman Community
Photographed by David Seibert, July 13, 2013
1. Union School Marker
This one room school house provided elementary education, grades Kindergarten through Eighth, to the Brookman Community from the year 1907 to 1955.
This structure is an example of early African-American Vernacular. In the early years of the school, one of its students, Mrs. Ophelia Johnson Killens, attended Kindergarten through the Fourth Grade. Mrs. Killens has been the sole caretaker of the school since 1955. Some of the past teachers, according to the time frame were: Allie Baldwin, Gwendolyn Hankin, Ethel Chambers, Mamie Hightower, Elizabeth Roundtree, Donnie Mitchell, Mrs. Golsby and Daisy Waye.
This historic marker has been donated by Mrs. Ophelia Johnson Killens and was dedicated in the Year of our Lord, 2009.
Erected 2009 by Mrs. Ophelia Johnson Killens.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education.
Location. 31° 9.8′ N, 81° 37.4′ W. Marker is in Brunswick, Georgia, in Glynn County. It is on Gillard Terrace 0.1 miles west of Galilee Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is
this page online
Regionally, this marker is in the Coastal Plain and on the Georgia Coast and the Golden Isles. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Emanuel United Methodist Church (approx. 1.2 miles away); Glynn County Veterans Memorial (approx. 7½ miles away); Glynn County Veterans Memorial Park (approx. 7½ miles away); World War II Memorial (approx. 7½ miles away); Brunswick's "Liberty Ships" (approx. 7½ miles away); Machen Square West (approx. 7.6 miles away); Machen Square East (approx. 7.6 miles away); Bernice Echols Grant (approx. 7.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map
Photographed by David Seibert, July 13, 2013
2. Union School Marker
Photographed by David Seibert, July 13, 2013
3. Union School
The original Union School is the room on the left (with two windows). The entrance, porch and room on the right were added later to convert the school to a residence. The marker stands in the front yard of this building.
Credits. This page was last revised on October 14, 2020. It was originally submitted on August 15, 2017, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 723 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 15, 2017, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia.
