Lincoln School for Colored Children in Crawfordsville, Indiana (1881- 1947) was created under "separate but unequal" legislation. During the school’s 65 years, local residents discussed, debated, and disputed the school’s existence as Lincoln School staff members educated Black and Mulatto with limited resources. The faculty and building caretakers included a World War 1 veteran, a 1904 Olympian, at least one former slave from Virginia, one of the Krout sisters, a future pharmacist, the first Black man admitted to the bar of the Monroe Circuit Court, at least one Civil War veteran, the first Black man to graduate from Wabash College, and one of the first Black woman entrepreneurs in Hamilton County. Well known alumni included Blanche Patterson, local business owner and podiatrist, Frances Wooden, director of the Northside Recreation Center, Wilbur and Sydney DeParis, famous Jazz musicians, and Andy Robinson, World War Two veteran. “The Corner” on Lincoln School grounds provided a safe space for the Black Community to gather. News was exchanged, sporting contests held, survival skills taught, and relationships made. In 1952, the Lincoln School Building 2 was converted into a recreation center serving the Crawfordsville Parks and Recreation Department. The building was razed in 1981.