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

Site of Decatur County School Gymnasium

Photographed by David Austin, August 3, 2021

1. Site of Decatur County School Gymnasium Marker

Inscription.

Site of Decatur Co. School Gymnasium
Dedicated Oct. 15, 2013
Built with hand chiseled blocks from county's limestone quaries using Works Progress Administration "WPA" Labor

This structure burned on January 22, 1956
This memorial is built with limestone blocks and the cornerstone from the original historic gymnasium

WPA
Decatur County Tennessee
Reuben L. Haney Co. Supervisor
Roy N. Stout Bldg Supervisor
Jecondra Masai Supervisor
Building Committee · Cleo Spence · H.D. Pevahouse · Roy N. Stout · W.C. White
J.S. England Sec & Treasure
1939

Erected 2013 by Decatur County Historical Society and Friends.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Education • Sports. A significant historical year for this entry is 1939.

Location. 35° 35.019′ N, 88° 7.024′ W. Marker is in Decaturville, Tennessee, in Decatur County. It is on East Main Street (Route 100) east of South South Street, on the right when traveling east. In front of Decatur Co Detention Center. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Decaturville TN 38329, 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Brownsport Furnace (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct

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line); Decatur Countians who have served in the Tennessee Senate (approx. 0.2 miles away); Revolutionary War Veterans Monument (approx. 0.2 miles away); Confederate Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Decatur County Veterans Monument (approx. 0.2 miles away); Decatur County Training School Crowder High School 1925-1965 (approx. 0.7 miles away); Divided Loyalties (approx. 4.1 miles away); Little David Wilkins (approx. 4.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Decaturville.

Original Decatur County School Gymnasium Cornerstone image. Click for full size.

Photographed by David Austin, August 3, 2021

2. Original Decatur County School Gymnasium Cornerstone

Photographed by David Austin, August 3, 2021

3. Site of Decatur County School Gymnasium Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 9, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 3, 2021, by David Austin of Scotts Hill, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 267 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 3, 2021, by David Austin of Scotts Hill, Tennessee. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.