Savannah State University

		Savannah State University is the oldest public historically black college in Georgia. Founded in 1890, originally known as Georgia State Industrial College for Colored Youth it was temporarily located in Athens, Georgia for part of 1891.
Savannah State University found its home in Savannah on October 7, 1891. In 1928 the college began to award four year degrees.		In 1996, the school was renamed Savannah State University and received university status from the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia.
	Students and Faculty constructed Hill Hall (left) in 1900-1901. Hill Hall is one of the oldest buildings on campus, and previously was a boys dormitory. The construction was supervised by the Masonry Instructor Lewis B. Thompson, Woodwork Instructor, T. Lee, and the Metal work Instructor Joseph S. Hines. The building is named in memory of Dr. Walter Barnard Hill, the Chancellor of University of Georgia from 1899-1905. Hill died of pneumonia that he contracted shortly after visiting the Board of Commissioners of Georgia State Industrial College in December of 1905.