W.C. Handy School (Florence, Alabama)

USA / Alabama / Florence / Florence, Alabama / Beale Street, 955
 school, preschool education
W. C. Handy School was built on the property that originally belonged to W. C. Handy's family. William Christopher Handy (considered to be the Father of the Blues) W.C. Handy was came to the dedication of the school in 1952 and visited several other times. Handy School served West Florence as an elementary school until 1972. It then became a family service center and Head Start center for the area.
955 Beale Street
Florence, AL 35633
256-768-3400
www.fcs.k12.al.us/Handy/index.html
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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._C._Handy
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Coordinates:   34°47'54"N   87°41'26"W
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