Columbus in Muscogee County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Radcliff School

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 Americans • Education • Religion & Religious Structures • Women. 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′

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W. Marker is in Columbus, Georgia, in Muscogee County. It 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.

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 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.

Another marker is no longer nearby. 1918 Diamond Jubilee 1993 Camp Benning / Fort Benning (was approx. 1.2 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

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 2,457 times since then and 47 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 Washington, District of Columbia. 5. submitted on February 24, 2021, by Philip Scarbrough of San Jose, California. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.