Sugar Hill in Gwinnett County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Educating a Community

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, February 25, 2024

1. Educating a Community Marker

Inscription. On this site, the education system of Sugar Hill began in 1915. An unmarked cornerstone is the sole structural remnant of the first Sugar Hill School. The building was poorly lit and ventilated, needed fresh paint, and was supplied with water from a neighbor's well. Supported by a strong commitment to education, the two-room school with one principal, one teacher, and sixty-eight students grew. Sugar Hill School later became Sugar Hill Elementary and Sugar Hill High Schools. Eventually, these schools would lead to the creation of North Gwinnett and Lanier High Schools.

Erected 2019 by Sugar Hill Historic Preservation Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1915.

Location. 34° 6.437′ N, 84° 2.209′ W. Marker is in Sugar Hill, Georgia, in Gwinnett County. It is at the intersection of Church Street and West Broad Street Northeast, on the left when traveling south on Church Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5030 W Broad St NE, Buford GA 30518, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Piedmont

and in Metro Atlanta.

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 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Historic Sugar Hill Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); Old City Hall

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(about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Bolt That Threw 38 (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Shelley-Howerton House (approx. 1.1 miles away); Chesser-Williams House (approx. 3.6 miles away); Suwanee, Georgia 9/11 Memorial (approx. 3.8 miles away); Aviation Tragedy (approx. 7.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sugar Hill.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, February 25, 2024

2. Educating a Community Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on March 6, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 3, 2024, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 418 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 4, 2024, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.