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    West Kentucky Industrial College - West Kentucky Industrial College Historical Marker, Paducah

    West Kentucky Industrial College

    3.0(1 review)
    1.9 mi

    Standing in front of a building that now serves as a community center, it wasn't always so. This…read moremarker points out what it used to be. On the front, "Ground broken for this college on December 9, 1909, by Dr. Dennis H. Anderson, who had a determination to improve education for Negroes in Kentucky. The cornerstone for first building laid, 1911. Dr. Anderson failed to get bill passed in 1912 legislature to make the school a state institution. It did become state-supported in 1918 and by 1938 had grown to be the third largest Negro junior college in the United States." And on the reverse, "West Kentucky Industrial College. Before it merged with Kentucky State, 1938, this college was served by Presidents D. H. Anderson, 1909-37, and H. C. Russell, 1937-38. A vocational school established in 1938. The following have served as its president: M. H. Griffin, 1938-43; H. C. Russell, 1943-47; M. J. Sleet (Acting Pres.), 1947-48; C. L. Timberlake, 1948-57; and H. C. Mathis since 1957. School has continued to meet the vocational needs of Kentuckians." This is marker number 1469 and it is Presented by the National Alumni Association: Lorenzo Goatley, President, J. D. Marks, Jr., Secy. [Review 1236 of 2024 - 267 in Kentucky - 22259 overall]

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