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Education
At Lyles Station (1865-1958)
The importance of education has been evident from the beginning of the
Lyles Station Settlement. African American children were denied access
to public schools until 1869. The Lyles Station children first attended
a private Subscription School that was organized by their elders. School
was held in a log building owned by the Hardshell Baptist Church, located
in the Switch Settlement.
A three-room school was later built on property across the road from
the Wayman Chapel A.M.E. Church in Lyles Station. The mere basics of
reading, writing, and arithmetic was taught to the children.
The Lyles Consolidated school was built in 1919 on the property owned
by Lewis Liggins & Columbus Russell. Willard A. Dill was the Patoka
Township Trustee.
The former slaves and elders of the Lyles Station Settlement recognized
the importance of educating their future generations. This was the key
to success that they wanted their children and grandchildren to have.
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