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Site of Blackshear/Fisher School

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914 N. Needmore St., Athens, TX, USA

Latitude & Longitude: 32° 12' 51.93618999984", -95° 51' 13.03815999996"
 
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    Athens' first public school for African Americans was established in 1876-77. Athens Colored School held classes in a Baptist church and later in a 2-room schoolhouse erected at this site. Richard C. Fisher, who joined the school's faculty in 1914 and who later became principal, renamed the school Blackshear to honor a former professor at Prairie View College. The school was accredited in 1924. A new school, built here in 1932, was renamed for Professor R. C. Fisher upon his death in 1934. Fisher High School closed in 1966 with the integration of schools in Athens.

This page last updated: 7/15/2008

Site of Blackshear/Fisher School Historical Marker Location Map, Athens, Texas