Schools

Barr Street

Pettey High School

Bishop Charles Calvin Pettey (1849 - 1900) established a high school in Lancaster around 1873 under the auspices of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion (AMEZ) Church.

Lancaster High School

On August 6, 1896, Bishop Isom Caleb Clinton (1830 - 1904) deeded 2 acres of land in Lancaster Village for the Lancaster High School.

Lancaster Normal and Industrial

The Lancaster Normal and Industrial Institute was incorporated in 1905.

This graduation photo is dated 1913.

Lancaster Training School

While Leroy Springs was chairman of the Board of Trustees in 1923, the school was renamed the Lancaster Training School.

Barr Street High School

In 1957 a new building was erected and the school became the Barr Street High School.