Skyline in Jackson County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Skyline School

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. Click to hear the inscription.

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

By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, February 13, 2021

2. Skyline School Marker

is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Charity & Public Work • Education.

Location. 34° 48.898′ N, 86° 7.461′ W. Marker is in Skyline, Alabama, in Jackson County. Marker 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Skyline Farms (approx. 0.2 miles away); Commemorating Trenton Presbyterian Church (approx. 8.6 miles away); Old Baptist Cemetery (approx. 10.7 miles away); Scottsboro Railroad Depot (approx. 10.9 miles away); Union Civil War Encampment in Scottsboro (approx. 10.9 miles away); Gen. Andrew Jackson (approx. 11.1 miles away); Robert Thomas Scott (approx. 11.1 miles away); Jackson County Courthouse And The Scottsboro Boys (approx. 11.2 miles away).

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Credits. This page was last revised on February 18, 2021. It was originally submitted on February 18, 2021, by Duane Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 54 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 18, 2021, by Duane Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.