Rogersville in Hawkins County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Price Public School

Photographed by Tom Bosse, December 26, 2015

1. Price Public School Marker

Inscription. Alexander Fain, Jordan Netherland, Albert Jones, and Nathaniel Mitchell, all Black Americans, purchased this land in 1868 "for the purpose of building a schoolhouse for the education of colored children." A two-room log building was constructed and used as a school until the early 1900s. Erected in 1923, the present structure served as a school for grades one through eight until 1958. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988, the only known extant black school in Rogersville now serves as a community center and museum.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 1B 64.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee Historical Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1868.

Location. 36° 24.567′ N, 83° 0.561′ W. Marker is in Rogersville, Tennessee, in Hawkins County. It is at the intersection of North Hasson Street and West Spring Street, on the left when traveling north on North Hasson Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Rogersville TN 37857, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East Tennessee

and in the Tri-Cities Area.

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,

the State of Franklin,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: St. Marks Presbyterian Church (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Swift Memorial College

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(about 700 feet away); Dr. William Henderson Franklin (about 800 feet away); Rogersville Town Well (approx. 0.2 miles away); Hawkins County, Tennessee (approx. ¼ mile away); Alexander Peter Stewart (approx. ¼ mile away); Rogersville Engagements (approx. ¼ mile away); Rogers Cemetery (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Rogersville.

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Photographed by Tom Bosse, December 26, 2015

2. Price Public School

Photographed by Tom Bosse, December 26, 2015

3. Price Public School

Credits. This page was last revised on March 27, 2017. It was originally submitted on December 29, 2015, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 576 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 29, 2015, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.