Clanton in Chilton County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Chilton County Training School 1924-1969

Photographed by David J Gaines, March 4, 2012

1. Chilton County Training School 1924-1969 Marker

Inscription. The Chilton County Training School (CCTS) was the only facility in the county that provided a secondary education for black boys and girls until the mid-1960s. In 1924 black landowners donated five acres for the school to the Board of Education who later purchased an additional five acres. A fire in 1949 mostly destroyed the original building, which had been constructed with assistance from the Rosenwald School Fund. The building was rebuilt in 1951 and upgraded in the early 1960s. Students were bussed to the school from elementary schools in Clanton City, Billingsley, Verbenna, Ridersville, Maplesvile, New Convert, Marbury Thorsby and Jemison. CCTS Alumni erected this marker in honor of the administrators, faculty, parents and staff who provided more than 45 years of service to the citizens of Chilton County. The school was listed in the Alabama Register of Landmarks and History in 2007.

Erected 2008 by CCTS Alumni Preservation Association Inc.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. In addition, it is included in the Rosenwald Schools series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1924.

Location. 32° 47.717′ N, 86° 40.965′ W. Marker is in Clanton, Alabama, in Chilton County. It is on County Road

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425, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Clanton AL 35045, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Birmingham Metropolitan Area.

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 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 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Central Alabama Vietnam Veterans Memorial (approx. 4.4 miles away); Chilton County History (approx. 4.4 miles away); City of Clanton (approx. 4.4 miles away); Chilton County Police Memorial (approx. 4.4 miles away); USS Chilton (approx. 4.4 miles away); Chilton County Veterans Memorial (approx. 4.4 miles away); Walnut Creek United Methodist Church (approx. 6.4 miles away); Moore Cemetery (approx. 7.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Clanton.

Photographed by David J Gaines, March 4, 2012

2. Chilton County Training School 1924-1969 Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on March 10, 2012, by David J Gaines of Pinson, Alabama. This page has been viewed 2,459 times since then and 75 times this year. Last updated on April 20, 2012, by Glenn Sheffield of Tampa, Florida. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 10, 2012, by David J Gaines of Pinson, Alabama. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.