Chattanooga Central High School

Chattanooga Central High School is a Tennessee historical marker in Hamilton County.

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From 1908 to 1969, this was the site of the first Hamilton County high school to offer a full four-year curriculum. From an initial graduating class of 19, the school grew to an enrollment of approximately 2000 students, making it one of the largest high schools in the state for a significant period. In 1919, the first Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps unit in Tennessee was organized here. In 1963, Central proudly accepted the 22nd annual National Bellamy Award, one of the nation's highest merit honors for secondary schools.

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1874 · Alabama. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1893 · Chattanooga, Tennessee (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)
1896 · Map of the Battlefields of Chattanooga and Wauhatchie (E. E. Betts, Chickamauga and… (Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division)
1903 · Kentucky, Tennessee. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1936 · Chattanooga, Tennessee (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)

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Chattanooga Central High School

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