New Sight in Lincoln County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
New Sight School
August 25, 2018
1. New Sight School Marker
Inscription.
New Sight School. . In 1921 the Confederate Grove, Garner, Clear Branch, and Mt. Zion community schools consolidated to create the Now Sight School, once located on this site. Established under the Smith-Hughes Act of 1917, designed to promote vocational, agricultural, and domestic science education in public schools. The New Sight School opened with an enrollment of 248 students, eight teachers, and Mr. O.F. Grantham as the first principal. The New Sight School closed tn 1960.
In 1921 the Confederate Grove, Garner,
Clear Branch, and Mt. Zion community
schools consolidated to create the Now
Sight School, once located on this site.
Established under the Smith-Hughes
Act of 1917, designed to promote
vocational, agricultural, and domestic
science education in public schools.
The New Sight School opened with
an enrollment of 248 students, eight
teachers, and Mr. O.F. Grantham as
the first principal. The New Sight
School closed tn 1960.
Erected 2014 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education.
Location. 31° 39.358′ N, 90° 26.821′ W. Marker is in New Sight, Mississippi, in Lincoln County. Marker is on Forest Trail NE east of New Sight Drive NE, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 629 Forest Trail NE, Brookhaven MS 39601, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Credits. This page was last revised on August 26, 2018. It was originally submitted on August 26, 2018, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 199 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on August 26, 2018.
