Booker T. Washington High School

Booker T. Washington High School is a public high school in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Named for the famous educator Booker T. Washington, the school opened in September 1924 under the auspices of the Atlanta Board of Education, with the late Charles Lincoln Harper as principal.
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Wikipedia
  • Type: School
  • Description: first public high school for African-Americans in the state of Georgia and the Atlanta Public Schools system
  • Also known as: “Booker T Washington High School”, “Booker T. Washington High School (Atlanta, Georgia)”, “Washington High School”, and “ߓߎߞߊ߫ ߕߌ ߥߊߛ߭ߌ߲ߕߐ߲߬ ߞߊ߬ߙߊ߲߬ߛߏ ߛߊ߲ߘߐߕߊ”
  • Address: 45 Whitehouse Drive Southwest, Atlanta, 30314

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Morehouse College and Washington Park.

University
is a private, historically black… is situated 3,000 feet southeast of Booker T. Washington High School.

Park
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Metro station
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Ashby is an underground subway station in Atlanta… is situated 1,700 feet northeast of Booker T. Washington High School.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include West Atlanta and Castleberry Hill.

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Neighborhood
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is a historic arts district and southwest district of .

Neighborhood
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is both a National Register and locally… is situated 1½ miles east of Booker T. Washington High School.

Booker T. Washington High School

Latitude
33.75365° or 33° 45′ 13″ north
Longitude
-84.42171° or 84° 25′ 18″ west
Elevation
971 feet (296 metres)
Operator
Atlanta Public Schools
Named after
Booker T. Washington
Open location code
865QQH3H+F8
Open­Street­Map ID
way 34841192
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­school
Geo­Names ID
4183819
Wiki­data ID
Q7971914
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Booker T. Washington High School” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مدرسة واشنطن الثانوية”
  • Armenian: “Վաշինգտոնի ավագ դպրոց”
  • Basque: “Washington High School”
  • Belarusian: “Вашынгтонская вышэйшая школа”
  • Chinese: “華盛頓高中 (亞特蘭大)”
  • Czech: “Washington High School (Atlanta)”
  • French: “Washington High School”
  • Greek: “Γυμνάσιο Ουάσινγκτον”
  • Hebrew: “תיכון וושינגטון”
  • Irish: “Ardscoil Washington”
  • Japanese: “ワシントン高等学校”
  • N'Ko: “ߥߊߛ߭ߌ߲ߕߐ߲߬ ߞߊ߬ߙߊ߲߬ߕߊ ߛߊ߲ߘߐߕߊ”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Washington High School”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Washington High School”
  • Russian: “Старшая школа Вашингтон”
  • Spanish: “Washington High School”
  • Swedish: “Washington High School”
  • Ukrainian: “Старша школа Вашингтона”
  • Urdu: “واشنگٹن ہائی اسکول”
  • Welsh: “Ysgol Uwchradd Washington”
  • “Washington High School”

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