Prestwick High School - Leroy, AL
Posted by: 
hoteltwo
N 31° 27.399 W 087° 58.419
16R E 407493 N 3480622
Notes the founding of an African-American one-room schoolhouse in the Prestwick Community and that it was used for 50 years.
Waymark Code: WM19W3Q
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 04/22/2024
Views: 0
Marker text:
In 1922, Prof. Herbert Lawrence and wife, Huberta, along with Prof. Walter B. Taylor Jr., Sweet Pugh, Amy Coleman, and Prof. D.W. Tillman founded a one-room schoolhouse approx. 350 yards southeast of this site. The state purchased the land from Mr. & Mrs. D.D. Powell Jr. In 1944, the Walker brothers of St. Stephens constructed additions, creating what came to be known as Prestwick High School. It served African American students from surrounding communities for nearly fifty years. Walter B. Taylor Jr. was principal for forty-two years.
Prestwick High School closed in 1969. Students were transferred to newly integrated Leroy High School.
Marker Name: Prestwick High School
Marker Type: Rural Roadside
Addtional Information::
Erected by the Alabama Historical Association.
Date Dedicated / Placed: 2019
Marker Number: N/A
|
Visit Instructions:
Please post a photo of you OR your GPS at the marker location. Also if you know of any additional links not already mentioned about this bit of Alabama history please include that in your log.
Recent Visits/Logs:
| There are no logs for this waymark yet. |
|
|
|