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By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism. George Washington Carver School: A Black history lesson Henry Ford with Dr. George Washington Carver during Carver’s only visit to Richmond Hill. He came for the dedication of the school named after him.
A historical marker off Highway 144 marks the site where the George Washington Carver School once taught thousands of students.
That marker reads:
“On these grounds in 1939, Henry Ford built a school to serve the educational needs of the African-American children of lower Bryan County. Professor Herman Cooper was appointed as the Principal when the school opened later that year, originally with grades one through six. Ford named the school in honor of the prominent African-American educator and agriculturist from Tuskegee Institute, Dr. George Washington Carver. In Mar