Brunswick in Glynn County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Colored Memorial School and Risley High School

By Mike Stroud, September 2008

1. Colored Memorial School and Risley High School Marker

Inscription. Brunswick's first public school for African Americans opened in 1870 as the Freedmen's School, later changed to Risley School to honor Captain Douglas Gilbert Risley, who raised funds for the school's construction. In 1923 the adjacent building, Colored Memorial High School, was built and named to honor African-American veterans in World War I. In 1936 Risley High School was built on the site of the 1870 Freedmen's School and remained in service until 1955 when a new Risley High School was constructed. Both the Colored Memorial School and Risley High School are landmarks of African-American education in Glynn County.

Erected 2004 by Georgia Historical Society, the Glynn County Board of Education, and the Risley Alumni Association, Inc. (Marker Number 63-5.)

Marker series. This marker is included in the Georgia Historical Society/Commission marker series.

Location. 31° 9.293′ N, 81° 29.454′ W. Marker is in Brunswick, Georgia, in Glynn County. Marker is on Albany Street near H Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1800 Albany Street, Brunswick GA 31520, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker

By Mike Stroud, September 20, 2008

2. Colored Memorial School and Risley High School Marker

. Glynn County War Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); Glynn County (approx. ¼ mile away); Dedicated to the Veterans of 1898 -1902 (approx. 0.3 miles away); Brunswick's "Liberty Ships" (approx. 0.6 miles away); World War II Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); Lanier's Oak (approx. 0.7 miles away); a different marker also named Lanier's Oak (approx. 0.7 miles away); Sidney Lanier (approx. ¾ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Brunswick.

Also see . . . Glynn County. Colored Memorial School and Risley High School (Submitted on September 25, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)

Categories. • African Americans • Education • War, World I •

Colored Memorial School and Risley High School Marker, with the High School image. Click for full size.

By Mike Stroud, 2008

3. Colored Memorial School and Risley High School Marker, with the High School

Colored Memorial School (the Elementary School) image. Click for full size.

By Mike Stroud, 2008

4. Colored Memorial School (the Elementary School)

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. This page originally submitted on September 25, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,570 times since then and 19 times this year. Last updated on November 19, 2009, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 25, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.