Huntington High School opened in the fall of 1918. The site was donated to the Huntington School System by the son of General Slack and in honor his father General James R. Slack who had distinguished himself during the Civil War as a general. it was declared the most beautiful building in the city and the pride of the town. It was built of the finest materials. It contained four floors, a gym. and an ornately decorated auditorium with hand-painted murals on either side of the stage. In 1955 an addition to the school was completed which included a cafeteria, elevator, extra classrooms, and a new WVSH radiobroadcasting studio.
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| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Thursday, September 4th, 2014 at 5:11am PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 16T E 626766 N 4527169 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 40.88580000, -85.49531667 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 40° 53.148', W 85° 29.719' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 40° 53' 8.88" N, 85° 29' 43.14" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 260 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 333 E John St, Huntington IN 46750, US |
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