Frenchtown in Tallahassee in Leon County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Original Lincoln High School

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, May 12, 2017

1. Original Lincoln High School Marker

Inscription. Lincoln School served as the primary public education institution for African Americans in Leon County from 1869 to 1969. Established in 1869 as one of only two Freedman's Bureau schools in Florida to educate newly freed slaves. It was named after President Abraham Lincoln. The first school building, located at the corner of Lafayette and Copeland streets, burned down in 1872. When the second building, located at the corner of Copeland Street and Park Avenue, was transferred to the Florida State College for Women in 1906, a new wood frame school was built at this site in Frenchtown, a well-established African American area. In 1929, the building was replaced by the present brick one, with some funding from the Julius Rosenwald Foundation. As Lincoln High School, it offered a high school curriculum, vocational training, night school, and GED program. Students came from more than 40 schools in rural Leon County and surrounding areas. They either roomed in town or walked for miles to Lincoln. There were no buses for African American students until the 1950s. The Lincoln High School name was transferred to the site of Griffin

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Middle School for two years, which allowed students to receive Lincoln diplomas until 1969.

Erected 2016 by The City of Tallahassee and the Florida Department of State. (Marker Number F-909.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education. In addition, it is included in the Rosenwald Schools series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1869.

Location. 30° 26.967′ N, 84° 17.25′ W. Marker is in Tallahassee, Florida, in Leon County. It is in Frenchtown. It can be reached from the intersection of West Brevard Street and North Macomb Street, on the left when traveling east. Marker is located on site of the Lincoln Center. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 438 West Brevard Street, Tallahassee FL 32301, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Florida.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep 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

Original Lincoln High School Marker and building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, May 12, 2017

2. Original Lincoln High School Marker and building

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: Lincoln High School (within shouting distance of this marker); Energy and Pride (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Taylor House (about 500 feet away); Historic Frenchtown (about 600 feet away); Lincoln High Our Alma Mater (about 600 feet away); Educators and Entrepreneurs (about 600 feet away); Dreamers and Innovators (about 700 feet away); Frenchtown History (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tallahassee.

Also see . . . Old Lincoln High School. (Submitted on December 3, 2017, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida.)

Original Lincoln High School Sign image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, May 12, 2017

3. Original Lincoln High School Sign

Lincoln Center Sign image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, May 12, 2017

4. Lincoln Center Sign

Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 3, 2017, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. This page has been viewed 1,196 times since then and 93 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 3, 2017, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.