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E. W. Grove High School

 
 
E. W. Grove High School Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, September 6, 2020
1. E. W. Grove High School Marker
Inscription.
Built in 1906

First
privately endowed public high school
Smith Hughes Grant
FFA chapter
in United States

 
Erected by Colonel Gideon Macon Chapter, Daughters of the American Colonists.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Colonists series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1906.
 
Location. 36° 17.585′ N, 88° 19.748′ W. Marker is in Paris, Tennessee, in Henry County. It can be reached from Grove Boulevard. The marker is located at the main entrance on the building's north side. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 217 Grove Boulevard, Paris TN 38242, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in West Tennessee. 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.
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: E.W. Grove-Henry County High School (within shouting distance of this marker); Routon House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Governor Thomas Clarke Rye (approx. 0.4 miles away); Gov. James D. Porter Home (approx. half a mile away); First Presbyterian Church (approx. 0.6 miles away); E.K. Jernigan House (approx. 0.6 miles away); Corum Home (approx. 0.6 miles away); Dr. Bobby Jones (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Paris.
 
Also see . . .  E.W. Grove Henry County High School. Wikipedia entry. (Submitted on September 9, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.) 
 
E. W. Grove High School Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, September 6, 2020
2. E. W. Grove High School Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on September 11, 2020. It was originally submitted on September 9, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 289 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on September 9, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
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