Oak Ridge in Anderson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

The Scarboro Community

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, December 29, 2024

1. The Scarboro Community marker

Inscription. It was also the home of the only elementary, Junior high, and Black High School in Oak Ridge. Under the leadership of Principal Arizona Officer, the Scarboro School with grades one through six continued to operate as a community school until 1967. Streets in the community are named after Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Scarboro has a rich and largely untapped history,

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 1D 46.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education.

Location. 36° 0.047′ N, 84° 15.658′ W. Marker is in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, in Anderson County. It is at the intersection of South Benedict Avenue and Tuskegee Drive, on the right when traveling north on South Benedict Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 95 S Benedict Ave, Oak Ridge TN 37830, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East Tennessee

and in Greater Knoxville.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

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 walking distance of this marker: Oak Ridge Bombers (approx. 0.3 miles away); Scarboro (approx. half a mile away); International Friendship Bell (approx. 0.8 miles away); The Birth of the City of Oak Ridge, Tennessee (approx. 0.8 miles away); a different marker also named The Birth of the City of Oak Ridge, Tennessee

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(approx. 0.8 miles away); Dedicated to the Memory of Those from Oak Ridge Who Gave Their Lives That Freedom Might Live (approx. 0.8 miles away); a different marker also named The Birth of the City of Oak Ridge, Tennessee (approx. 0.8 miles away); a different marker also named The Birth of the City of Oak Ridge, Tennessee (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oak Ridge.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, December 29, 2024

2. The Scarboro Community marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 30, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 29, 2024, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 261 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 29, 2024, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.