Dickson in Dickson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Hampton School

1907-1966

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, April 30, 2023

1. Hampton School Marker

Inscription.
In 1907 Thomas E. Miller established Miller Academy for Black students, which was the forerunner of Hampton School. Miller served as the school's principal until 1919, when he moved to Illinois and the school closed. In 1922 the Dickson County Training School opened at this site serving as an elementary school under Principal Amanda Hampton. It became a secondary school in 1935, serving Black students from Cheatham, Hickman, Houston, and Humphreys counties. The class of 1936, the first to graduate renamed the school in honor of the first principal, Amanda Hampton.

Other principals who served the school ware Professors N. C. Wood (1924-1930); C.A. Jarmon (1930-1934); A. J. Hardy (1934-1955); Larry Pendergrass (1955-1965); and Virg1l Pendergrass (1965-1966). To avoid a desegregation lawsuit, Dickson County school officials developed with black community leaders a desegregation plan that ended Hampton High School's existence. More than 400 graduated before its closing in 1965. The elementary school closed in 1966.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 3E 27.)

Topics and series. This

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historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education • Women. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee Historical Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1907.

Location. 36° 4.142′ N, 87° 23.131′ W. Marker is in Dickson, Tennessee, in Dickson County. It is on Cowan Road north of East Broad Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 101 Cowan Rd, Dickson TN 37055, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Middle Tennessee,

in the Highland Rim,

and in Greater Nashville.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once 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: Cowan Lumber Company (approx. 0.2 miles away); War Memorial Building (approx. 0.4 miles

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, April 30, 2023

2. Hampton School Marker

away); Freedom Light (approx. 0.4 miles away); Dickson, Tennessee,100 Years 1899-1999 (approx. 0.4 miles away); World War I 1917-1919 (approx. 0.4 miles away); World War II 1940-1946 (approx. 0.4 miles away); 1950 Korean Conflict 1955/1964 Vietnam Era 1975 (approx. 0.4 miles away); John Rich (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dickson.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 14, 2020

3. Hampton School Marker

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 14, 2020

4. Hampton School Marker

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 14, 2020

5. Hampton School Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 4, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 15, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 1,351 times since then and 74 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 2, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. 3, 4, 5. submitted on June 15, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.