Midtown in Savannah in Chatham County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Savannah High School

Photographed by Mike Stroud, July 2008

1. Savannah High School Marker

Inscription. Savannah High School evolved as the senior division of Chatham Academy, chartered by the Georgia Legislature in 1788. In 1935, due to overcrowding in schools, the Board of Education collaborated with the Public Works Administration to erect this structure, the largest construction in the state at that time. In 1963 twelve African-American students selected by the NAACP integrated Savannah High School, one of the first two schools in Chatham County to integrate. Savannah High School moved to Pennsylvania Avenue in 1997 and Savannah Arts Academy, a visual and performing arts school, occupied this site.

Erected 2002 by The Georgia Historical Society and the Savannah Arts Academy Foundation. (Marker Number 25-11.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education • Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the Georgia Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1788.

Location. 32° 2.793′ N, 81° 5.541′ W. Marker is in Savannah, Georgia, in Chatham County. It is in Midtown. It is on Washington Avenue, on the right. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 500 Washington Avenue, Savannah GA 31401, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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

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one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Malcolm R. Maclean (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); American Grand Prize Races (approx. 0.4 miles away); Roll of Honor (approx. half a mile away); a different marker also named Malcolm R. Maclean (approx. 0.6 miles away); The Georgia Infirmary (approx. 0.9 miles away); Mother Mathilda Beasley, O.S.F. (approx. one mile away); Colored Library Association of Savannah (approx. one mile away); Mamie George Williams (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Savannah.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2008

2. Savannah High School Marker

Savannah High School image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2008

3. Savannah High School

Savannah High School Marker Unveiling image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sissy G Hoffman, June 2002

4. Savannah High School Marker Unveiling

Sissy Goldberg Hoffman of SHS class of 1969, Founder and President of Savannah Arts Education Foundation, wrote the Historical Marker application. Roger Smith, GA Historical Society, unveils marker. This GHS historical marker is a recognized site associated with the Civil Rights Movement in Georgia and is part of the Georgia Civil Rights Trail.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 8, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 18, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 3,566 times since then and 49 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 18, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 4. submitted on February 9, 2019, by Sissy G Hoffman of Savannah, Georgia. • Christopher Busta-Peck was the editor who published this page.