Huntington High School

This site served Huntington as Huntington High School from 1918 to 1970 and as Crestview Jr. High School from 1970 to 1998, a total of 82 years. Many distinguished citizens graduated from these schools and went on to serve their community and country, including Vice President Dan Quayle and U.S. Congressman J. Edward Roush. Huntington High School opened in the fall of 1918 on land donated to the Huntington School System by the son of General Slack in honor of his father, General James R. Slack, who had distinguished himself during the Civil War as a general. The building was declared the most beautiful in the city and the pride of the town. It was built of the finest materials and contained four floors, a gym, and an ornately decorated auditorium with hand-painted murals on either side of the stage. In 1955, an addition was completed that included a cafeteria, elevator, extra classrooms, and a new WVSH radio broadcasting studio.

Huntington, Indiana · United States