1. Historic Markers

William Hooper Councill High School Site

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1892 – 1966

The first public school for African-Americans in the city of Huntsville was named for the founder of the Alabama A & M University. The site, selected by a committee headed by the Rev. W.E. Gaston, was donated by the Davis-Lowe family.

Founded in 1867 in the basement of Lakeside Methodist Episcopal Church on Jefferson Street, the school was moved to a frame building on this site in 1892. The first diplomas were granted in 1912. A brick structure replaced the original building in 1927.

The school was closed due to integration, graduating its last class in 1966.

ALABAMA HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION – 1993

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