Augusta in Richmond County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Haines Normal and Industrial Institute

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 10, 2023

1. Haines Normal and Industrial Institute Marker

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Established by influential educator Lucy Craft Laney, the Haines Normal and Industrial Institute was chartered in 1886 and grew to include a Kindergarten to Junior College curriculum, the Lamar School of Nursing, and a teacher training program. Named for benefactor Francine Haines, the Institute also served the African-American community as cultural center before its replacement in 1949 with the present Laney High School. The Cauley-Wheeler Building (1924), located in the center of campus, housed the primary school and was named for philanthropist Alice Wheeler of New York and her nurse Mary Cauley, a Lamar graduate. It is the last remaining building from the original Haines campus.

Erected 2009 by Georgia Historical Society and the Haines Alumni Association, Inc. (Marker Number 121-14.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education. In addition, it is included in the Georgia Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1886.

Location. 33° 28.008′ N, 81° 58.929′ W. Marker is in Augusta, Georgia, in Richmond County. Marker is on Laney Walker Boulevard near Phillips Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Augusta GA 30901, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. A. C. Griggs (a few steps from this marker); Dr. John M. Tutt (a few steps from this marker); Miss Lucy Craft Laney (within shouting distance of this marker); Rev. Essie Mae McIntyre (within shouting distance of this marker); The Honorable Edward M. McIntyre (within shouting distance of this marker); Lucy Craft Laney (within shouting distance of this marker); John McClinton Tutt (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Augustus R. Johnson (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Augusta.

Also see . . . Lucy Craft Laney (1854-1933). New Georgia Encyclopedia website entry:
The founder and principal of the Haines Institute in Augusta for fifty years (1883-1933), Lucy Craft Laney is Georgia's most famous female African American educator. (Submitted on August 24, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)