Bridgeforth High School (3F 41) - Pulaski TN
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Don.Morfe
N 35° 12.584 W 087° 01.599
16S E 497574 N 3896302
Though black public education existed in Giles County by 1869, Bridgeforth was the first black high school. Designed by America's first black architectural firm, McKissack and McKissack.
Waymark Code: WM1399D
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 10/17/2020
Views: 4
Bridgeforth High School- Though black public education existed in Giles County by 1869, Bridgeforth was the first black high school. Designed by America's first black architectural firm, McKissack and McKissack, which had local roots, and named for black educator J. T. Bridgeforth, the school operated from 1937 until 1958, when a larger facility was built nearby. In 1965, Giles County became the first county in Tennessee to voluntarily integrate its schools.
LOCATION: Marker is in Pulaski, Tennessee, in Giles County. Marker is at the intersection of North 1st Street (Tennessee Route 7) and Mitchell Street, on the right when traveling north on North 1st Street. Marker is at or near this postal address: 910 N 1st St, Pulaski TN 38478, United States of America.
Marker Name: Bridgeforth High School
Marker Location: City
Type of Marker: Building
Marker Number: 3F 41
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Tennessee Historical Commission
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