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: April 2, 2013 : Added 19 more class pictures. Sept 1, 2012 : Added new 1962 class picture when Dickson was still County. July 4, 2011: I just received a good collection of class pictures that will be scanned and posted. Added new Class pictures : 1974, 1975, 1977 and pictures on other pages. Added rough outline of John Wilburn Dickson        history on the 'History' page with pictures. History : Intro Frontier Dickson Class Photos

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