Covington in Newton County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Washington Street School

A Bedrock of Black History in Newton County, GA.

Photographed by David Seibert, November 12, 2011

1. Washington Street School Marker

Inscription. In 1889 Washington Street School was established under the Covington City School system. The old building burned in 1939. Students and faculty met for two years in Black Churches.
1941 -- A new brick school house was completed. The name and traditions remained the same.
1947 - The city and county school systems consolidated.
1955 - Washington Street High School faculty and students moved to R. L. Cousins School.
1971 - The Washington Street Grammar School closed.
1979 - Washington Street Community Center, Inc. was organized.

WASHINGTON STREET SCHOOL – A BELOVED LEGACY

"Consider education not as the painful accumulation of facts but as the transmission of our mental, moral, technical and aesthetic heritage as fully as possible to as many as possible . . . " Durant

Erected 2003 by Newton County Historical Society Landmark Committee. (Marker Number 23.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1889.

Location. 33° 35.617′ N, 83° 52.1′ W. Marker is in Covington, Georgia, in Newton County. It is on School Street just south of Washington Street (Route 81), on the left when traveling north. The

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marker is on the wall of the Washington Street Community Center, adjacent to the front door. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4138 School Street, Covington GA 30014, 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 walking distance of this marker: The Capture of Covington (approx. 0.4 miles away); Ramsey's Furniture (approx. half a mile away); Leon Cohen Building (approx. half a mile away); Swann Building (approx. half a mile away); Covington Square (approx. half a mile away); Newton County War Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Bicentennial of the United States Constitution (approx. half a mile away); To The Confederate Dead of Newton County (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Covington.

Photographed by David Seibert, November 12, 2011

2. Washington Street School Marker

At the front entrance to the Washington Street Community Center

Washington Street School image. Click for full size.

Photographed by David Seibert, November 12, 2011

3. Washington Street School

Now the Washington Street Community Center

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on November 24, 2011, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 1,250 times since then and 57 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 24, 2011, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.