Washington Hills in Chattanooga in Hamilton County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Booker T. Washington School
1924-1968
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 17, 2020
1. Booker T. Washington School Marker
In 1924, three schools were consolidated to form Booker T. Washington School, with J. T. Swann as principal. In 1934, the school burned, reopening in 1935 as the only black high school in the county. Named for Washington, founder of Tuskegee Institute, the dedicatory address was given by his son, E. D. Washington, in Nov. 1935. T. D. Upshaw served as principal of the school from 1935 to 1968, when it closed due to desegregation.
Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 2A 87.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education. In addition, it is included in the Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and the Tennessee Historical Commission series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1924.
Location. 35° 5.121′ N, 85° 10.585′ W. Marker is in Chattanooga, Tennessee, in Hamilton County. It is in Washington Hills. It can be reached from Oakwood Drive 0.2 miles west of Hancock Road, on the left when traveling west. Marker is in parking lot near picnic pavilion. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address:
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Regionally, this marker is in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in Appalachia, and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Bonny Oaks School (approx. 0.9 miles away); Bonny Oaks (approx. one mile away); The Tuskegee Institute (approx. 1.7 miles away); Cast Down Your Buckets (approx. 1.7 miles away); The Life of Booker Taliaferro Washington (approx. 1.8 miles away); Booker Taliaferro Washington (approx. 1.8 miles away); The Civilian Conservation Corps and Booker T. Washington State Park (approx. 1.8 miles away); Tennessee Valley Railroad And Museum (approx. 2.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chattanooga.
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Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 17, 2020
2. Booker T. Washington School Marker
Also see . . . Booker T. Washington School Has Reunion July 9-12. From The Chattanoogan. Posted May 20, 2015. (Submitted on May 26, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
The Chattanoogan
3. Booker T. Washington School, ca. 1943
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 26, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 2,994 times since then and 160 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 26, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
