Macon in Bibb County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Ballard-Hudson Senior High School

1070 Anthony Road

— 1949-1970 —

Ballard-Hudson Senior High School Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by David Seibert, September 15, 2012

1. Ballard-Hudson Senior High School Marker

Inscription. This marker represents the establishment of a comprehensive high school for black people in Macon-Bibb County. The name is a merger of the Ballard High School and the Hudson High School. This public high school was supported by the Bibb County Board of Education and accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. The curriculum included academic, vocational and commercial studies in grades nine through twelve. The Federal Court ordered desegregation of school in Macon-Bibb County Ga. in 1970, thus the name change.

This marker is a contribution of the Historic Preservation Committee to Preserve the History of the Ballard-Hudson Senior High School, Saturday, August 30, 2003.

Erected 2003 by Historic Preservation Committee to Preserve the History of the Ballard-Hudson Senior High School.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1970.

Location. 32° 49.183′ N, 83° 39.5′ W. Marker is in Macon, Georgia, in Bibb County. It is on Anthony Road just east of Lincoln Street, on the right when traveling east. The marker stands in front of the Ballard-Hudson Middle School. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1070 Anthony Road, Macon GA 31204, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Piedmont.

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.

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At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Ballard-Hudson Senior High School (within shouting distance of this marker); R. Kirby Godsey Administration Building (approx. one mile away); Mercer University (approx. one mile away); The Cottage (approx. 1½ miles away); Monroe Street Apartments (approx. 1.6 miles away); Philip Walden, Jr., Childhood Home (approx. 1.6 miles away); Mike Mills and Bill Berry (approx. 1.7 miles away); Paragon Booking Agency (approx. 1.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Macon.

Photographed by David Seibert, September 15, 2012

2. Ballard-Hudson Senior High School Marker

Photographed by David Seibert, September 15, 2012

3. Ballard-Hudson Senior High School Marker

The Ballard-Hudson Middle School is in the background.

Credits. This page was last revised on March 11, 2019. It was originally submitted on November 18, 2012, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 1,033 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 18, 2012, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.