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Manual Training High School - Historic Place in Oklahoma - Manual Training High School 704 Altamont St. Muskogee, Oklahoma The Manual Training High School was listed as a Historic Place in Oklahoma on June 22, 1984 and is located in Muskogee county. Manual Training High School is one of the many sites and buildings eligible for the National Register of Historic Places

Manual Training High School
- A Brief History -

When the first Board of Education was established in 1898, one of their initial duties was to create public schools for students of different races to replace the church schools that had missionaries as teachers. Central High School and Manual Training High School were established at that time.

The legend of Manual Training High School goes back 61 years prior to integration. The construction of Manual Training High started in 1909. The first class occupied the building at the corner of Altamont and Girard Streets before its completion in 1910. The first graduating class was in 1912.

The last graduating classes from both Central and Manual were in May 1970. The following Fall, all high school students integrated to what we know today as Muskogee High School.