Hamilton in Harris County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Carver High School
Photographed by Tim Fillmon, March 4, 2025
1. Carver High School Marker
Inscription.
Carver High School. . Emerging from a union of two church schools maintained by Methodists and Baptists during the Reconstruction Period, once located on the premises of Friendship Baptist Church, Hamilton, Georgia. Carver had several name changes during its existence. A bond was issued for $325,000 in 1950 to improve schools for Black students. It opened January 5, 1953, with instructional departments, the Principal's Office, the County Farm agents' offices, and 15 classrooms with a cafeteria, library, vocational shop, and health and dental clinic. Black elementary schools located throughout Harris County, were feeder schools for Carver. The first Commencement, with 11 graduates, was held on May 21, 1953. In 1970, Carver closed, giving way to school integration, an alternative school, community resource center and county agencies. More than 4,000 students graduated during its tenure., Harris County Board of Education 2022, Carver Alumni, and Carver Marker Team 2022
Emerging from a union of two church schools maintained by Methodists and Baptists during the Reconstruction Period, once located on the premises of Friendship Baptist Church, Hamilton, Georgia. Carver had several name changes during its existence. A bond was issued for $325,000 in 1950 to improve schools for Black students. It opened January 5, 1953, with instructional departments, the Principal's Office, the County Farm agents' offices, and 15 classrooms with a cafeteria, library, vocational shop, and health and dental clinic. Black elementary schools located throughout Harris County, were feeder schools for Carver. The first Commencement, with 11 graduates, was held on May 21, 1953. In 1970, Carver closed, giving way to school integration, an alternative school, community resource center and county agencies. More than 4,000 students graduated during its tenure.
Harris County Board of Education 2022, Carver Alumni, and Carver Marker Team 2022
Erected 2023 by Historic Chattahoochee Commission. Unveiled on May 25th.
W. Marker is in Hamilton, Georgia, in Harris County. It is on Carver Circle (U.S. 27) west of Parker Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 757 Carver Cir, Hamilton GA 31811, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Piedmont and in Greater Columbus. 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.
Credits. This page was last revised on March 10, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 21, 2024, by Jimmy L Huff of Fayetteville, Georgia. This page has been viewed 1,240 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos:1. submitted on March 10, 2025, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. 2. submitted on April 21, 2024, by Jimmy L Huff of Fayetteville, Georgia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
