Ellaville in Schley County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
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Ellaville High School
Ellaville History Wall
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1. Ellaville High School Marker
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Ellaville High School. Ellaville History Wall. This frame building was the school for the African-American students in Ellaville until 1951, when the State Department of Education conducted a study that recommended that all Black Schools in Schley County be consolidated. Located on Spivey Street and Poplar Circle, the building was used as a community center as well as a school. It was a school until 1957 when the John H. Lewis School was built. The school building was demolished sometime after that. Commissioned in memory of Mrs. Ida Lou Greene-Johnson (class of 1941) by her daughter, Freida Johnson-Jones; Commissioner Rosa Greene Smith Thompson (class of 1947) by her daughter Angeli Sharon Smith; Sammie Black Sr., with love, by Cora, Elaine, Sammie Jr., and family; Luther and Louise Johnson and Salena Greene by Martha Johnson-Howard. Additional donations by Douglas Tatum, Clarence White, Evelyn Greene-Haynes, Maggarie K. McCluster, Louis King Jr., Horace Cottle, Dennis Moore, P. Calvin Hill, and Charlamange Brown.
This frame building was the school for the African-American students in Ellaville until 1951, when the State Department of Education conducted a study that recommended that all Black Schools in Schley County be consolidated. Located on Spivey Street and Poplar Circle, the building was used as a community center as well as a school. It was a school until 1957 when the John H. Lewis School was built. The school building was demolished sometime after that. Commissioned in memory of Mrs. Ida Lou Greene-Johnson (class of 1941) by her daughter, Freida Johnson-Jones; Commissioner Rosa Greene Smith Thompson (class of 1947) by her daughter Angeli Sharon Smith; Sammie Black Sr., with love, by Cora, Elaine, Sammie Jr., and family; Luther and Louise Johnson and Salena Greene by Martha Johnson-Howard. Additional donations by Douglas Tatum, Clarence White, Evelyn Greene-Haynes, Maggarie K. McCluster, Louis King Jr., Horace Cottle, Dennis Moore, P. Calvin Hill, and Charlamange Brown.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1951.
Location. Marker has been permanently removed. It was located near 32° 14.258′ N, 84° 18.439′ W. Marker was in Ellaville, Georgia, in
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Schley County. It was on South Wilson Street just south of Oglethorpe Street (Georgia Route 26), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 55 South Wilson Street, Ellaville GA 31806, United States of America.
We have been informed that this marker is no longer there and will not be replaced. This page is an archival view of what was.
Regionally, this marker was in Georgia’s Piedmont. It was also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. Globally, it was in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it found 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.
a few steps from this marker but has been permanently removed); Suwannee Store (was a few steps from this marker but has been permanently removed); Gill Drug Company (was a few steps from this marker but has been permanently removed); The Bank of Ellaville (was a few steps from this marker but has been permanently removed); Schley County Jail (was a few steps from this marker but has been permanently removed); Burton House (was a few steps from this marker but has been permanently removed).
More about this marker. Marker and mural were located on the Ellaville History Wall. The wall came down in a storm.
Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. Ellaville History Wall
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 7, 2021
3. Ellaville High School Marker
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 7, 2021
4. Ellaville History Wall
Marker is #8 of 12, visible on right.
Credits. This page was last revised on October 19, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 29, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 1,100 times since then and 62 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 29, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
