Seibert, David

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Location: In front of Laney High School at the intersection of Laney Walker Blvd. and Phillips St. in AugustaText of marker: "HAINES NORMAL AND INDUSTRIAL INSTITUTE. Established by influential educator Lucy Craft Laney, the Haines Normal and Industrial Institute was chartered in 1886 and grew to include a Kindergarten to Junior College curriculum, the Lamar School of Nursing, and a teacher training program. Named for a benefactor Francine Haines, the Institute also served the African-American community as cultural center before its replacement in 1949 with the present Laney High School. The Cauley-Wheeler Building (1924), located in the center of campus, housed the primary school and was named for philanthropist Alice Wheeler of New York and her nurse Mary Cauley, a Lamar graduate. It is the last remaining building from the original Haines Campus. 2009.1 Georgia Historical Society and the Haines Alumni Association, Inc. 121-14"

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