Lincoln High School

The school began in 1885 with money from J. H. Mays Sr., a white Ruston citizen, and I. S. Powell led it for about fifteen years before leaving in 1915 for Leland College. When fire destroyed the wooden building by 1922, classes met in churches and fraternal halls until a two-story, eight-room brick school opened in 1924-25 with seven teachers. A 26-room building followed in 1950, and in 1953 the high school moved to Arlington and Mayberry streets. By August 1968, under Principal Alonzo Davis, it had about 500 students and 25 teachers.

Where it stands

Worth the stop nearby

• Eddie G. Robinson Museum — 4.1 mi
  A state museum in a former women's gymnasium at Grambling State University, on the 408-win coach who sent more than 200 players to the pros.

More markers nearby

• Ralph Waldo Emerson Jones, Sr. — 4.2 mi
• Eddie G. Robinson — 4.2 mi
• Louisiana Colored Chautauqua — 5.2 mi
• Old Wire Road — 5.5 mi