Five Points in Chambers County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

First Consolidated High School in the State of Alabama

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, January 7, 2022

1. First Consolidated High School in the State of Alabama Marker

Inscription. On a hill one-half mile east of U.S. Highway 431 stood the original Five Points High School. The imposing brick building had two floors above a full basement and a large auditorium that seated 400 people. Erected in 1916, it stood amidst an 18-acre campus, the only rural school in the state with its own electrical and steam-generating plant and water works. The school building was replaced by a one-story building in 1939. In 1974 a fire destroyed that structure which was replaced by the present building.

Erected 1996 by Class of 1942.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1916.

Location. 33° 1.12′ N, 85° 21.054′ W. Marker is in Five Points, Alabama, in Chambers County. It is at the intersection of U.S. 431 and County Route 222, on the left when traveling south on U.S. 431. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Five Points AL 36855, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East Alabama. It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Five Points, Alabama: Town of Five (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Fredonia (approx. 4.3 miles away); New Hope Rosenwald School (approx. 6.4 miles away); Pottery-Making Families of Randolph County / Early Pottery Shops of Randolph County

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(approx. 8.4 miles away); Randolph County Training School (approx. 8.4 miles away); Muscogee Indians (approx. 8.7 miles away); Chambers County War Memorial (approx. 8.7 miles away); Chambers County (approx. 8.8 miles away).

Also see . . . Five Points, Alabama. (Submitted on April 17, 2022, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida.)

First Consolidated High School in the State of Alabama Marker looking south image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, January 7, 2022

2. First Consolidated High School in the State of Alabama Marker looking south

Credits. This page was last revised on April 17, 2022. It was originally submitted on April 17, 2022, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. This page has been viewed 984 times since then and 80 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 17, 2022, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida.