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Decatur Negro High School

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404: 257:. It was opened by 1921, and in 1927, a new brick building was built on the highest point on Church Street. Over the years, it was known as George Washington Carver School, Gibbs Street School, East Decatur Colored School and Albany Negro School. After closing due to 475: 470: 261:
in 1966, the building was used as a storage facility until 1974 when it was reopened as a developmental center. In 1992, the facility became Horizon School, which is still in use as of 1992. It was placed on the
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Decatur Negro High School was the only school for black children in
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school that was established in 1921 and closed in 1966 when the
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and as of 1992, the facility is in use as Horizon School.
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George Washington Carver High School (Decatur, Alabama)
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Public high school in Decatur, Alabama, United States
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George Washington Carver High School (Decatur, Alabama)
Decatur
Alabama
Coordinates
34°36′25″N 86°58′34″W / 34.606839°N 86.976065°W / 34.606839; -86.976065
Public
high school
Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage
public
high school
Decatur, Alabama
segregated
public schools were integrated
Morgan County
Morgan County, Alabama
integration
Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage
"The Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage as of April 2, 2019"
"Decatur Negro High School Closing Exercises"
Newspapers.com
"Communication"
Newspapers.com
"Decatur historians seek marker at former Carver School"
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