Melrose in Putnam County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Melrose High School

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, March 4, 2016

1. Melrose High School Marker

Inscription. Established to educate children of west Putnam County and surrounding communities, Melrose High School began in 1882 as a wooden building on Wynwood Street. In 1927, the school moved to this location when Putnam County constructed a new wooden building with a stucco exterior finish to service grades one through twelve. Wood from the 1882 school building was used in the construction of the new gymnasium. Fire damaged the school in 1945 and the Board of Public Instruction devised a plan to keep children from missing school days. Classes for the first and second graders were held in Melrose Methodist Church, third and fourth in the Episcopal Boy Scout House, and the fifth and sixth in the Women’s Clubhouse. Classes for grades seven through twelve were held in the Eliam Baptist Church basement. It took one and a half years to rebuild the school using plans from the original 1927 building. During World War II, a few students left to serve in the military. The last senior class graduated in 1968, after which grades six through twelve were moved to Interlachen, Florida. This school has been a significant educational institution

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in the Melrose community for generations.

Erected 2016 by The Melrose High School Alumni Association and The Florida Department of State. (Marker Number F-894.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1882.

Location. 29° 42.564′ N, 82° 2.617′ W. Marker is in Melrose, Florida, in Putnam County. It is at the intersection of Florida Route 26 and Route 21, on the right when traveling east on Florida Route 26. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Melrose FL 32666, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Florida’s First Coast.

It is also in the American South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

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 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Melrose Cemetery (approx.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, March 4, 2016

2. Melrose High School Marker

0.2 miles away); Melrose Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Melrose Woman's Club (approx. ¼ mile away); Melrose Civil War Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Melrose World War I Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Melrose World War II Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Melrose (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Historic Banana Community (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Melrose.

Credits. This page was last revised on March 7, 2017. It was originally submitted on March 5, 2017, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 1,167 times since then and 130 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 5, 2017, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.