Willow Hill School, est. 1874, home of the Willow Hill Heritage & Renaissance Center, founded 2005.
Willow Hill In The News
If These Cemeteries Could Talk - Dr. Alvin Jackson, Willow Hill Center chairman, led the Feb. 16 tour as participants visited the graves of all 37 persons born in slavery who are known to be buried in the Mount Pisgah Cemetery. (WSAV link) (WTOC link)
The Willow Hill School: A brief history- In 1874, nine years after the end of the Civil War, a group of former slaves in Portal, Georgia established a school for their children...
Bulloch County Historical Markers - In 1920 the Bulloch County Board of Education purchased the school for $18 dollars. In 1954 the county built the sixth and current building to house the school...
Family records key, says Willow Hill festival speakers- Passing on the importance of knowing your heritage and preserving it were key points for speakers at the annual Willow Hill Heritage Festival...
History comes alive at Willow Hill - Now called the Willow Hill Heritage and Renaissance Center, the building is part of the school system that was founded by former slaves in 1874...
Health, faith and heritage at Willow Hill - The sixth annual event at the historic Willow Hill School near Portal puts a renewed emphasis on health...