The History of Crescent City Schools

Eight Parts, Please click on the article name below, will open as a PDF in a new tab.

Compiled by Cherie Nelson Register, edited by William “B.J.” Laurie

The first schoolhouse in the area, near the corner of Vernon Ave. & Oakwood St.

Schools from about 1868 to 1878

Schools and Teachers in the Early Days

The Gilbert Institute, Crescent City’s First High School

The 1918 Fire and Rebuilding

A postcard of the Gilbert Institute, the first high school in Crescent City.

Progress and Tragedy in the 1920s and 30s

The PTA, books and sports, 1920s-1940

The Seniors of Crescent City High School, Class of 1924.
The remains after a fire struck Crescent City’s K-12 School on February 8, 1951.

Another Fire, Integration, Major Changes

African American Schools in the Crescent City Area

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