Summary
The names are familiar throughout the community: Davidson, A.R. Johnson, Tutt, T.W. Josey, Lucy C. Laney.
But few, including the pupils who attend these Richmond County schools, know much about those people and others whose names grace their buildings, signs and letterheads.See the full content of this document
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Schools' Names Provide History
Since the origin of Georgia's Act to Establish a System of Public Instruction in 1870, it was a usual practice to name schools after educational figures.
Over time, the practice has gone by the wayside somewhat, with many schools, including all those in Columbia County, now being named for locations or street names.W...See the full content of this document
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