Category Archives: Schools

-Georgia, Black History, Schools

The Emery Street School-Dalton, Georgia

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The Emery Street School was opened in 1886 to provide a public education to Black schoolchildren in Dalton, Georgia. A fire in 1909 destroyed the school. It was rebuilt and stayed open until 1967. Integration closed the school. It then served the community as the integrated City Park Junior High School.

In 2003, it became The Emery Center, a multicultural heritage center. The City of Dalton threatened to close the building in 2013 when it was in much-needed repairs. Enough money was raised to make upgrades and keep the building open. The space is used for community events and can be toured a few days a week.

-Tennessee, Churches and Temples, National Register of Historic Places, Schools

Hiwassee Union Church-Reliance, Tennessee

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The Hiwassee Union Missionary Baptist Church evolved over the years to now serve as the Hiwassee Meeting Hall. Built in 1899 along the banks of the Hiwassee River, the church served the community as a church at first and then as a fraternal lodge and schoolhouse. The porch was enclosed to add more space to the facility. Notice the seams along the sides. Today, the building can be rented for events.

-Georgia, Schools

Cisco School-Cisco, Georgia

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This two-room school was built in the early 1920s. It served the community of Cisco until the 1950s when it consolidated with another local school. A history of Murray County schools is maintained by the Murray County Museum.

-Georgia, National Register of Historic Places, Schools

Amity School-Lincolnton, Georgia

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Completed in 1904, the Amity School is outside of Lincolntom, Georgia. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.

-Georgia, Schools

Whitworth School-Gumlog, Georgia

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The Whitworth School was built circa 1900.

-Georgia, Historic Photos, Schools

The Mystery of the Vernon Johnson School-Wilkinson County, Georgia

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This school is identified as the Vernon Johnson School on the Georgia Genealogy Trails, but I question if it is the school in the black-and-white photo below. The heights of the buildings are quite different. If it is the same building, when was the roofline dropped and how?

I’ve also seen the black-and-white image identified as the Clear Creek School, but I believe that was mislabeled.

What are your thoughts?