Turkey Creek High School, Historic Building - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

Turkey Creek High School, Historic 5005 Turkey Creek Rd., S Plant City 2001-03-02
On the north end of east Hillsborough County's Turkey Creek Middle School stands a simple two-story brick building, nestled among the modern commercialized strawberry fields of Plant City. The windows are dark, the doors are locked; a brass plaque near the front door identifies the historic landmark as Turkey Creek School.
Turkey Creek was one of Plant City's very first - and very last - "strawberry schools", rural institutions operating on an annual schedule coinciding with the winter strawberry harvest. Strawberry school students - mostly the children of local farmers - attended school from March to December, with three months break to help work the fields during the winter strawberry season.

Street address: 5005 Turkey Creek Rd Plant City, FL USA 33563 County / Borough / Parish: Hillsborough Year listed: 2001 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event Periods of significance: 1925-1949, 1950-1974 Historic function: Education Current function: Education Privately owned?: yes Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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