Marietta in Cobb County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Lemon Street Grammar and High School

Photographed by Judith Barber, October 27, 2012

1. Lemon Street Grammar and High School Marker

Inscription. The Lemon Street Grammar School opened in 1894. The original wooden structure was funded by Marietta’s school board, and designed to educate Negro students. The high school was built nearby in 1930 at urging of Ursula Jenkins. Professor M. J. Woods became principal of both schools in 1929 and led the high school until 1962. Lemon Street and Marietta High Schools merged in 1967 and the Lemon Street building was demolished. The new grammar school was built at the direction of city council in 1951 and operated as a school until 1971.

Erected 2012 by The City of Marietta, Georgia and the Lemon Street Heritage Group.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1894.

Location. 33° 57.314′ N, 84° 32.521′ W. Marker is in Marietta, Georgia, in Cobb County. It is on Lemon St.. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 350 Lemon St., Marietta GA 30060, 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 original Cherokee Nation,

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: Pearl Harbor Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); A National Cemetery System (approx. ¼ mile away); Marietta National Cemetery (approx. ¼ mile away); Marietta National Military Cemetery (approx. ¼ mile

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away); 20th Army Corps Monument (approx. ¼ mile away); Address by President Lincoln (approx. 0.3 miles away); Wisconsin Soldiers Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Old Zion Heritage Museum (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Marietta.

Photographed by David Seibert, November 9, 2012

2. Lemon Street Grammar and High School Marker

Photographed by Judith Barber, October 27, 2012

3. Lemon Street Grammar and High School Marker

Marker is in front of the Hattie G. Wilson Library in Marietta, GA.

A view of the nearby entrance to the Hattie G. Wilson Library image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Judith Barber, October 27, 2012

4. A view of the nearby entrance to the Hattie G. Wilson Library

Credits. This page was last revised on May 28, 2020. It was originally submitted on October 27, 2012, by Judith Barber of Marietta, Georgia. This page has been viewed 1,437 times since then and 52 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on October 27, 2012, by Judith Barber of Marietta, Georgia. 2. submitted on November 9, 2012, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. 3, 4. submitted on October 27, 2012, by Judith Barber of Marietta, Georgia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.