(1854-1933)
A leading educator of the nineteenth century, Lucy Craft Laney was born into a free African-American household in Macon, Georgia. In 1873 she was part of Atlanta University's first graduating class. After teaching in Macon, Milledgeville, and Savannah, Laney moved to Augusta, where she founded the Haines Normal and Industrial Institute in 1883. Laney also established the first kindergarten for black children in Augusta, and was instrumental in founding the Lamar Nursing School in 1887. Laney gathered support and recognition from around the country for her work in Augusta. She was buried on the grounds of Lucy Craft Laney Comprehensive High School, site of the former Haines Institute.| HM Number | HMOXS |
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| Series | This marker is part of the Georgia: Georgia Historical Society/Commission series |
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| Marker Number | 121-10 |
| Year Placed | 2005 |
| Placed By | The Georgia Historical Society and Delta House, Inc./ Lucy Craft Laney Museum of Black History |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Wednesday, September 24th, 2014 at 8:19am PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 17S E 408801 N 3703504 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 33.46711667, -81.98145000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 33° 28.027', W 81° 58.887' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 33° 28' 1.62" N, 81° 58' 53.22" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 706 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 1116 Phillips St, Augusta GA 30901, US |
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