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1933 : A seven-acre plot of land was donated by John Wilburn Dickson to Sullivan County for the erection of a new school building. The school was built in 1934 and operated as a county school until 1963 when Kingsport annexed the area.
1963: Frances Coates would be the first principal of Kingsport's new city school: Dickson Elementary School. The story begins... read Battle of Island Flats .. the early history of this piece of land. Download : Here Island Flats : 2018 : by Marion Hodge Please send photographs and class pictures to: ![]() Update: history on the 'History' page with pictures. History : Intro Frontier Dickson Class Photos |