Atmore in Escambia County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Escambia County Training School

Photographed by Mark Hilton, January 14, 2017

1. Escambia County Training School Marker

Inscription. In 1920, a wooden building was constructed as the Atmore Colored School and operated until 1925. In 1926, a new wood and a brick building was erected with assistance from Rosenwald School fund and it was renamed the Escambia County Training School. The current school buildings date from 1959, 1980, and 1981. Located on what was once 8th Avenue, the school offered instruction in academic and industrial education, and students also participated in many extracurricular activities. The girls' basketball team won the State Championship in 1950-1951. The boys' football team went undefeated and were regional champions in 1958-1959. The boys' basketball team were also regional champions in 1965 and 1968. The first principal was Robert L. Bradley and Woodrow McCorvey Sr. was principal when the high school closed in 1970 due to integration. The campus became the Escambia County Middle School for the next 30 years.

Listed in the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage

Erected 2016 by the Atmore Historical Society.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education

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• Landmarks • Sports. In addition, it is included in the Rosenwald Schools series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1920.

Location. 31° 1.864′ N, 87° 28.776′ W. Marker is in Atmore, Alabama, in Escambia County. It is on Martin Luther King Avenue north of McGlasker Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Martin Luther King Avenue, Atmore AL 36502, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 6 other markers are within 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Railroad Bill (approx. 0.9 miles away); Williams Station, Alabama 1866-1897 / Atmore, Alabama (approx. 0.9 miles away); Watson Cabin (approx. 1.3 miles away); Canoe Station

The view south towards marker on Martin Luther King Avenue. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, January 14, 2017

2. The view south towards marker on Martin Luther King Avenue.

(approx. 4.2 miles away); Perdido Vineyards (approx. 10.1 miles away); History of Lottie, Alabama (approx. 10.9 miles away).

More about this marker. Some maps still list Martin Luther King Avenue as 8th Avenue.

Also see . . . NorthEscambia.com, online newspaper article on dedication of the marker. (Submitted on January 14, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

Escambia County Training School behind marker. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, January 14, 2017

3. Escambia County Training School behind marker.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 14, 2017. It was originally submitted on January 14, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,776 times since then and 101 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 14, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.