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Queenland Junior High School-Ben Hill County, Georgia

Georgia. Department of Education. Annual report of the Department of Education to the General Assembly of the State of Georgia . Atlanta, Ga.: State Printer.

Lilly School-Lilly, Georgia

In the Educational Survey of Dooly County (1922), the state of Georgia noted there were five teachers for ten grades. L. D. Singleton (principal), Mary Hughes, Alma Wood, Louise West, and Alberta Lilly were responsible for the education of 100 students.

At the time of the assessment, there were five classrooms with an auditorium and the building was worth $4000.

It is a contributing building to the Lilly Historic District.

Springfield Terrace School-Savannah, Georgia

Located in the Carver Heights neighborhood, the Springfield Terrace School started educating children in the immediate area in 1926. Influenced by the Rosenwald School design, this is the only surviving example of the one-story schools made popular in the 1920s.

It also was known as the Pearl Lee Smith School and the Oglethorpe Charter Academy.

It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2022.