OUR PROGRESS | Springfield Communit

Our Progress — Phase I Underway

Thanks to a $750,000 National Park Service grant and the generosity of our supporters, the restoration of the Springfield Log Cabin School — a Freedom School in Taliaferro County, Georgia — is happening right now. Here is what your support has already accomplished.

pr_before Before — Winter 2026: The North Wall and roof had collapsed. Our preservation team came to see whether the building could still be saved.	pr_crew Katie Fitzhugh's crew salvaged every reusable board — the historic fabric of the school.
pr_weather Wrapped and weatherproofed to protect the building through the seasons ahead.	pr_after After — Summer 2026: Stabilized and weatherproofed under our National Park Service grant, standing proud beneath the official project sign
pr_vulture_1 A resident baby vulture — the crew worked gently around it until it fledged.

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Before — Winter 2026: The North Wall and roof had collapsed. Our preservation team came to see whether the building could still be saved.

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Katie Fitzhugh's crew salvaged every reusable board — the historic fabric of the school.

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Wrapped and weatherproofed to protect the building through the seasons ahead.

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After — Summer 2026: Stabilized and weatherproofed under our National Park Service grant, standing proud beneath the official project sign

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A resident baby vulture — the crew worked gently around it until it fledged.