Deshler High School (1950-Present)
Deshler High School; Tuscumbia School System; Tuscumbia, Alabama; Colbert County, Alabama; High School; School; Education
The current Deshler High School was opened in 1950 on the site of the antebellum Winston plantation located across the Commons from the Deshler Stadium. In 1954, Tuscumbia added a cafeteria, auditorium, and Junior High building. In 1966, work began on a new round gymnasium with surrounding vocational shops and a hexagonal library. The high school is located on N. Commons Street, near where the original stood.
Thomas Hale, University of North Alabama
“About the School: History of Deshler”, Accessed on November 20, 2015, www.deshlerhigh.org/?PageName='AboutTheSchool'
Alabama Cultural Resource Survey
November 30, 2015
Historic Deshler High School (1924-1950)
Deshler High School; Historic; Tuscumbia School System; Tuscumbia, Alabama; Colbert County, Alabama; High School; School; Education
Deshler High School was built in 1924 on the location of the former Deshler Female Institute. The school lasted until 1950 when the city opened the present Deshler High School on the site of the antebellum Winston plantation located across the Commons from the Deshler Stadium.
Thomas Hale, University of North Alabama
“About the School: History of Deshler”, Accessed on November 20, 2015, www.deshlerhigh.org/?PageName='AboutTheSchool'
Richard C. Sheridan, Deshler Female Institute: An Example of Female Education In Alabama 1874-1918 (Birmingham: Birmingham Printing and Publishing Co., 1986), 49.
Alabama Cultural Resource Survey
November 30, 2015