Forsyth in Monroe County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

State Teachers and Agricultural College
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Hubbard Training School

Photographed by David Seibert, January 6, 2004

1. State Teachers and Agricultural College / Hubbard Training School Marker

Inscription. Founded in 1902 by William M. Hubbard, STAC was one of the state’s official schools for the instruction of black teachers between 1931 and 1938. Originally named the Forsyth Normal and Industrial School, STAC was one of three black public colleges added to the University System of Georgia in 1932. Teachers from rural county school systems came to STAC to earn their teaching certificates. After closing in 1939, the school re-opened later that year as the Hubbard Training School, Monroe County’s first black high school. New construction on this campus, begun in 1955, housed the Hubbard Elementary and High School and, in 1970, the Hubbard Elementary School.

Erected 2002 by The Georgia Historical Society and the Hubbard Alumni Association. (Marker Number 102-1.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education. In addition, it is included in the Georgia Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1902.

Location. 33° 1.442′ N, 83° 57.278′ W. Marker is in Forsyth, Georgia, in Monroe County. It is on Georgia Route 83 0.2 miles south of Washington Drive, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Forsyth GA 31029, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Piedmont.

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 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

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