Camilla and Zack Hubert Homesite, Hancock County

Camilla and Zack Hubert, circa 1910-1925?, photographer unknown. Public domain photograph via Caroline Gilmore Maxwell/Findagrave.

A Georgia Historical Society marker at this site notes the location of the former home of Camilla and Zack Hubert. It reads: Zack Hubert, a former Warren County slave, moved here with his family in 1871. The Huberts were among the first African-American landowners in central Georgia and played influential roles in the area’s African-American community. They named their homesite Springfield. Zack Hubert married Camilla Hillman in 1873. Hubert donated land and helped with construction for Springfield Church and its school, an early provider of technical education to African Americans in Georgia. All twelve of the Huberts’ children were college educated, and two became college presidents. The site includes the Log Cabin Center, maintained by the Association for the Advancement of Negro Country Life. Camilla and Zack Hubert are buried beside Springfield Church.

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Camilla-Zack Community Center District, National Register of Historic Places

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