Historical marker placed at Hart County Training School

  • Sunshot by Michael Hall - Thomas Morrison, left, and Michael Partlow, right, unveil the new historical marker from the Georgia Historical Society at the former Hart County Training School on Richardson Street on Oct. 10.
    Sunshot by Michael Hall - Thomas Morrison, left, and Michael Partlow, right, unveil the new historical marker from the Georgia Historical Society at the former Hart County Training School on Richardson Street on Oct. 10.
  • Sunshot by Michael Hall - Nathaniel Clark, left, accepts a plaque from Larry Fouch, right, during the ceremony unveiling a historical marker at the site of the former Hart County Training School on Richardson Street in Hartwell.
    Sunshot by Michael Hall - Nathaniel Clark, left, accepts a plaque from Larry Fouch, right, during the ceremony unveiling a historical marker at the site of the former Hart County Training School on Richardson Street in Hartwell.

    The Hart County Training School educated generations of Hartwell’s Black youth before it closed in 1970. Fifty years later, it is home to the first official Georgia Historical Society marker in Hart C…