Douglas in Coffee County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Tri - Hi - Y International

Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2009

1. Tri - Hi - Y International Marker

The State YMCA sponsors the “Y” Clubs in schools. Often these clubs are referred to as Hi-Y (for boys) and Tri-Hi-Y (for girls).

Inscription. Organized at Douglas High School,
on this site, in 1930
Founder Dr. Jesse Lee Fortney,
Superintendent of Douglas Public Schools
Faculty Sponsor - Miss Agnes McNair
Adult Advisors - Misses Kate Outen and Mary
Stanford; Mesdames L.E. Heath and F.M. Chalker
Charter Members
Eleanor Bailey • Sula Nahara • Azalee Taylor •
Dorothy Barrett • Christine O'Farrell • Willie Mae Taylor •
Elizabeth Brown • Marie O'Farrell • Anna Belle Thompson •
Annie Frances Clower • Kathryn Outen • Ruby Thompson •
Kathryn Coble • Rosemary Peterson • Miriam Touchron •
Laverne Lewis • Jackie Preston • Lucille Vickers •
Helen Mingledorff • Mable Claire Strickland • Mary Frances Wallace •
Rose Tanner

Erected 1970 by Mayor B.D. Davis, City Commissioners of Douglas Georgia.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Fraternal or Sororal Organizations. A significant historical year for this entry is 1930.

Location. 31° 30.474′ N, 82° 50.964′ W. Marker is in Douglas, Georgia, in Coffee County. It is on South Madison Avenue (U.S. 441) near Ashley Street (State Road 32), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Douglas GA 31533, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Coastal Plain. It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Wiregrass.

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

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markers are within walking distance of this marker: Tanner Mercantile Company (within shouting distance of this marker); Martin Theater (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Tanner Mercantile Company (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Coffee County (about 400 feet away); a different marker also named Coffee County (about 400 feet away); Coffee County Confederate Monument (about 500 feet away); The Coffee County Bank Building (about 500 feet away); Douglas Surgical Institute and Infirmary (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Douglas.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, November 8, 2009

2. Tri - Hi - Y International Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on November 11, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 2,647 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 11, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.