Haines Normal and Industrial Institute
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Image of an illustration of the Haines Normal and Industrial Institute, founded in Augusta, Georgia by Lucy Craft Laney. The four-story Second Empire structure includes a high mansard roof and a two-story porch framing the entrance.Laney founded her own school in 1883 in the basement of Christ Presbyterian Church in Augusta. The school was chartered by the state three years and became the Haines Institute. She served as principal of the school from 1883 until 1933.
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New Georgia Encyclopedia
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Digital Library of Georgia