Lynch Colored High School - West Main High School ~ Lynch, Kentucky.
N 36° 57.984 W 082° 55.987
17S E 327913 N 4092891
Historical Marker #2109 in Lynch, Kentucky (Harlan County) commemorates the history of the Lynch Colored School, a segregation-era school that educated the community’s African American students.
Waymark Code: WM1565B
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 10/23/2021
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Marker Inscription:
(Side One)
This brick facility was built in 1923 by the United States Coal and Coke Co., then leased to Lynch Colored Common Graded School District. Students from Benham and Lynch enrolled in the high school. The first four graduates received their diplomas in 1928.
(Side Two)
W.L. Shobe was principal, 1939-56, and was an outstanding and progressive administrator. After Professor Shobe’s retirement, Coach John V. Coleman promoted to principal; school name changed to West Main High. School had many notable students and athletes.
Presented by Lynch Pirates Alumni Association
Erected 2003 by Kentucky Historical Society, Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 2109.)
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