Brunswick in Glynn County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Colored Memorial School and Risley High School
Photographed by Mike Stroud, September 2008
1. Colored Memorial School and Risley High School Marker
Brunswick's first public school for African Americans opened in 1870 as the Freedmen's School, later changed to Risley School to honor Captain Douglas Gilbert Risley, who raised funds for the school's construction. In 1923 the adjacent building, Colored Memorial High School, was built and named to honor African-American veterans in World War I. In 1936 Risley High School was built on the site of the 1870 Freedmen's School and remained in service until 1955 when a new Risley High School was constructed. Both the Colored Memorial School and Risley High School are landmarks of African-American education in Glynn County.
Erected 2004 by Georgia Historical Society, the Glynn County Board of Education, and the Risley Alumni Association, Inc. (Marker Number 63-5.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education • Notable Buildings • Notable Places • War, World I. In addition, it is included in the Georgia Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1870.
Location. 31° 9.293′ N, 81° 29.454′ W. Marker is in Brunswick, Georgia, in Glynn County. It is on Albany Street near H Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map
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Regionally, this marker is in the Coastal Plain and on the Georgia Coast and the Golden Isles. 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 New Spain, 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 walking distance of this marker: Glynn County War Memorial (approx. Ό mile away); Glynn County (approx. Ό mile away); Dedicated to the Veterans of 1898 -1902 (approx. 0.3 miles away); Glynn County Veterans Memorial Park (approx. 0.4 miles away); Glynn County Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Brunswick First United Methodist Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); Quiet Conflict (approx. 0.4 miles away); Machen Square East (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Brunswick.
Photographed by Mike Stroud, September 20, 2008
2. Colored Memorial School and Risley High School Marker
Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2008
3. Colored Memorial School and Risley High School Marker, with the High School
Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2008
4. Colored Memorial School (the Elementary School)
Credits. This page was last revised on August 22, 2020. It was originally submitted on September 25, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 2,502 times since then and 29 times this year. Last updated on November 19, 2009, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 25, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.
