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Instructions · What links here · Carr Central High School (talk: + · bio) · (log) · Copyvios report · reFill · Citation Bot · (Search: Google, Wikipedia) · Submitted 2 days ago by FloridaArmy (talk: D · +) · Last edited 43 hours ago by Citation bot

Carr Central Junior High School should link here

Carr Central High School is a historic former high school and then a junior high school in Vicksburg, Mississippi. The Gothic architecture building was designed by William A. Stanton and constructed in 1924. The school closed in 1979. A historical marker commemorates its history.^[1] It is at 1805 Cherry Street and has been renovated for use as an apartment complex. The school was named for John P. Carr, former superintendent of Vicksburg Public Schools.^[2]

It was a high school from 1932 to 1959. Alumni recalled the superintendent's office was also in the school.^[2] A mural was painted of it.^[3]

In 1952 a 74 page report on the school was published.^[4] Photos of the school from 1999 are extant.^[5]

Alumni

George Morris, football player^[6]
Claude King^[7]

References

^ "Carr Central High School Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
^ ^a ^b Surratt, John (October 5, 2014). "Historical marker unveiled in front of Carr Central". The Vicksburg Post.
^ www.riverfrontmurals.com/carr.htm
^ Schools (U.S.), Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary (February 14, 1952). "Evaluation of Carr Central High School: Report of the Visiting Committee" – via Google Books.
^ "Abandoned Junior High School in Mississippi". Historic Structures.
^ Asher, Gene (February 14, 2005). Legends: Georgians who Lived Impossible Dreams. Mercer University Press. ISBN 978-0-86554-977-7 – via Google Books.
^ "Claude Robert King Jr". Vicksburg Daily News. September 6, 2024. Retrieved September 6, 2024.

[1] "Carr Central High School Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.

[mark-2] Surratt, John (October 5, 2014). "Historical marker unveiled in front of Carr Central". The Vicksburg Post.

[3] www.riverfrontmurals.com/carr.htm

[4] Schools (U.S.), Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary (February 14, 1952). "Evaluation of Carr Central High School: Report of the Visiting Committee" – via Google Books.

[5] "Abandoned Junior High School in Mississippi". Historic Structures.

[6] Asher, Gene (February 14, 2005). Legends: Georgians who Lived Impossible Dreams. Mercer University Press. ISBN 978-0-86554-977-7 – via Google Books.

[7] "Claude Robert King Jr". Vicksburg Daily News. September 6, 2024. Retrieved September 6, 2024.

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