Skyline in Jackson County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
Skyline School
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, February 13, 2021
1. Skyline School Marker
The marker text is identical on both sides. This side, facing the school building, is more legible.
Inscription.
Skyline School. . The Skyline School was built as part of the Skyline Farms Project, a self-help program that the United States government conducted in 1934-1945 for unemployed farmers. Started by the Federal Emergency Relief Administration, the program loaned selected farmers and their families a house, operating funds, and 40 to 60 acres to farm. As part of the effort to create a model community, government officials wanted to provide an education for the children of the project. Nationally known landscape architect William Kessler designed the school and grounds, using native sandstone in the construction. The school opened in 1938. Educators at Skyline introduced new educational ideas to the state, such as individualized instruction for students and grades based on students' tested abilities. Workers from the Special Skills Office, such as folk song collector Bascom Lunsford and director Nicholas Ray, conducted various programs at the school. ,
Listed on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage..
The Skyline School was built as part of the Skyline Farms Project, a self-help program that the United States government conducted in 1934-1945 for unemployed farmers. Started by the Federal Emergency Relief Administration, the program loaned selected farmers and their families a house, operating funds, and 40 to 60 acres to farm. As part of the effort to create a model community, government officials wanted to provide an education for the children of the project. Nationally known landscape architect William Kessler designed the school and grounds, using native sandstone in the construction. The school opened in 1938. Educators at Skyline introduced new educational ideas to the state, such as individualized instruction for students and grades based on students' tested abilities. Workers from the Special Skills Office, such as folk song collector Bascom Lunsford and director Nicholas Ray, conducted various programs at the school.
Listed on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage.
Erected 2002 by Jackson County Historical Association.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture
Location. 34° 48.898′ N, 86° 7.461′ W. Marker is in Skyline, Alabama, in Jackson County. It can be reached from County Road 25 south of Paradise Lane, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 897 County Road 25, Scottsboro AL 35768, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in North Alabama. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, in Appalachia, and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, 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.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Phillip Hammon (was approx. 9.7 miles away but has been permanently removed).
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Credits. This page was last revised on February 18, 2021. It was originally submitted on February 18, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 780 times since then and 52 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on February 18, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
