College Hill School 1883-1966

College Hill School 1883-1966 is a Tennessee historical marker in Bradley County.

Bradley Co., Cleveland property facing Berry St.

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On this site in 1883, the first local school building for African-Americans was erected. In 1890, the school awarded four diplomas at its first commencement. The wooden building was razed in 1924, and a new brick structure was built to house grades one through twelve. The school was completed and occupied in 1925. In 1933, College Hill was the only school in the city with teachers who held college degrees. A consolidated school, College Hill served African-American students from several counties. The school closed in 1966 due to racial desegregation.

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1864 · Kentucky And Tennessee (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1886 · Cleveland, Tennessee (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)
1892 · Cleveland, Tennessee (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)
1895 · Cleveland, Tennessee (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)
1901 · Cleveland, Tennessee (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)

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College Hill School 1883-1966

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