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Image 1 of 1: Meigs School was built inside a former Confederate gun factory. The building became the first school for African Americans in Nashville after the Civil War once it was built in 1883. The school graduated the first African American senior class in Nashville in 1888. The original building was destroyed by a tornado in 1933 and moved to its current location on Ramsey Street. Meigs School became one of the first magnet schools in Nashville in 1983. The Ramsey Street school was torn down in 2002 and renovated to hold its growing school population.
Meigs School was built inside a former Confederate gun factory. The building became the first school for African Americans in Nashville after the Civil War once it was built in 1883. The school graduated the first African American senior class in Nashville in 1888. The original building was destroyed by a tornado in 1933 and moved to its current location on Ramsey Street. Meigs School became one of the first magnet schools in Nashville in 1983. The Ramsey Street school was torn down in 2002 and renovated to hold its growing school population.

Meigs School was built inside a former Confederate gun factory. The building became the first school for African Americans in Nashville after the Civil War once it was built in 1883. The school graduated the first African American senior class in Nashville in 1888. The original building was destroyed by a tornado in 1933 and moved to its current location on Ramsey Street. Meigs School became one of the first magnet schools in Nashville in 1983. The Ramsey Street school was torn down in 2002 and renovated to hold its growing school population.

Meigs Middle School

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Meigs School was built inside a former Confederate gun factory. The building became the first school for African Americans in Nashville after the Civil War once it was built in 1883. The school graduated the first African American senior class in Nashville in 1888. The original building was destroyed by a tornado in 1933 and moved to its current location on Ramsey Street. Meigs School became one of the first magnet schools in Nashville in 1983. The Ramsey Street school was torn down in 2002 and renovated to hold its growing school population.

Title Meigs Middle School
Creator Nashville Historical Foundation
Author Audrey Creel, MTSU; 2020
Date 1883; 1888; 1933; 2002
Address 713 Ramsey St, Nashville, TN 37206
Type Building
Coverage Area 5
Source R.J. Meigs, Esq., namesake
Contributor Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools; Pearl School
Subject African Americans; Civil War and Reconstruction; Education; Neighborhoods
Keywords East Nashville, Schools, Middle Schools, Meigs Middle Magnet School, Buildings
Rights CC BY-NC 4.0