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CRISP COUNTY
A.S. Clark
Location: 401 North 15th Street - Cordele
Dates: -1970
Named for: A.S. Clark, former principal of Gillespie
Post-GIA: A.S. Clark Elementary
Historical Average Daily Attendance:
- 1959-60: 169
- 1966-68: 423
- 1968-70: 450
Notes: Looking for older football scores in the Cordele Dipatch has made wonder - did Cordele not have a public black high school until the mid 1950s? In 1953, I saw mention of Holsey-Cobb, Gillespie-Selden, and Southside Elementary. A.S. Clark only seems to show up in 1954 or 1955.
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Gillespie-Selden
Location: Cordele
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Notes: Gone by the late 1950s. Played football.
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Holsey-Cobb Institute
Location: Cordele
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Notes: As this served as a larger scale private school, some pieces of it seem to still be standing. Though they were a Class C school, they played football. Boys basketball won state C crowns in 1953 and 1955.
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