Wetumpka in Elmore County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Welton Blanton Doby High School

Elmore County

Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 13, 2016

1. Welton Blanton Doby High School Marker

Inscription. W. B. Doby served as the first President of the Elmore County Teachers Association, Principal of Elmore County Training School, and as an ordained minister in the A.M.E. Church. Local leaders dedicated this school for African-American students on Sunday April 7, 1963, and honored Mr. Doby's legacy by naming the school after him. Built on 19 acres previously owned by Alabama Power Company, the County purchased the property for $32,700 and constructed the school for $382,915. Montgomery, Alabama architect S.D. Collier and the firm of Stuart-McCorkle designed and built the school. The original one-story design contained breezeways connecting the central unit to two other units. The central unit had 28 regular classrooms, a Library, Main Office, and rooms for Science, Home Economics, and Health. The other units featured a cafetorium, and rooms for an Agricultural class, Shop, and Band. The school known as W. B. Doby High School existed from 1963-1970 until the end of segregation in public schools. After 1970, the county renamed the school to Wetumpka Junior High School, now an integrated school, and then eventually to Wetumpka

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Elementary School.

Listed in the Alabama Register of Landmarks & Heritage

Erected 2016 by Alabama Historical Association.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education. In addition, it is included in the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church series list. A significant historical date for this entry is April 7, 1963.

Location. 32° 32.807′ N, 86° 12.847′ W. Marker is in Wetumpka, Alabama, in Elmore County. It is on Micanopy Street 0.1 miles west of NW Main Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 510 Micanopy Street, Wetumpka AL 36092, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Tri-Counties River Region.

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 New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

The now Wetupmka Elementary School. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 13, 2016

2. The now Wetupmka Elementary School.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Elmore County Training School (approx. 0.4 miles away); World War II Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Wetumpka L&N Depot (approx. 0.4 miles away); Wetumpka Methodist Church (approx. half a mile away); The Wetumpka Light Guard (approx. 0.6 miles away); Lock 31 (approx. 0.7 miles away); Wetumpka Impact Crater (approx. 0.7 miles away); a different marker also named Wetumpka Impact Crater (approx. ¾ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wetumpka.

Other markers no longer nearby. First Baptist Church of Wetumpka (was approx. 0.6 miles away but has been confirmed missing); First Presbyterian Church (was approx. 0.6 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Marker in front of Wetumpka Elementary School image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 13, 2016

3. Marker in front of Wetumpka Elementary School

Credits. This page was last revised on October 8, 2020. It was originally submitted on May 13, 2016, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,860 times since then and 127 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 13, 2016, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.