Lincoln High School Class of 1966 - Tallahassee, FL

This page is all about the Original Lincoln High School Class if 1966. It served grades 1 through 12. John G. Lincoln has been through three different stages.

From Wikipedia:
Lincoln High School opened in 1869 during Reconstruction as the all-black school in Leon County, Florida. Its rival schools were FAMU High School and Griffin High School(mascot Hornets) what is now Griffin Middle. Because of it was to crowded, some black students went to Bond School (what we now know as Bond Elementary) for grades one through nine. Riley was the first black to beco

me principal of a Leon County School when he served as principal of Lincoln Academy, the predecessor of Lincoln High School. In the same area where Lincoln was located was the Lincoln Nursing Center for children who were not ready for the first grade. After integration, Lincoln High was closed down and Griffin Middle was given the Tiger mascot. Lincoln's last two classes were transferred to Griffin; hence, the school being renamed Lincoln-Griffin High. Students in the Class of 1968 and the Class of 1969 finished from Lincoln-Griffin High. It was first located on Copeland Street, then moved to some land that was later sold to Florida State University and then to its present location on Brevard and Macomb Streets. The school was closed in 1967-68 when Leon County Schools were integrated. The Class of 1967 was the last class to graduate as Lincoln High School Tigers. Lincoln High was named after a small section of Tallahassee that was called Lincoln Heights. Lincoln Heights was later destroyed. The city extended Frenchtown, so now the area is called Historic Frenchtown. It was owned by a black couple who later sold the school to Leon County Schools for $150 in 1876. Parts of the Old Lincoln such as the gym and some other vocational buildings were torn down. The main structure that still stands on the grounds is known as the Lincoln Neighborhood Center. When the original school existed, students would attend "regular school" during the day; and at night, students attended vocational classes such as tailoring, cosmetology (Ms. Harris), welding, Spanish (Ms. Rainey), nursing and some others. On the current site is the Lincoln Room Museum where people can experience Old Lincoln and view some of the artifacts of the school. The original plaque that is engraved in the building remains, and it is inscribed "Lincoln High School Home of the Tigers." The area where the gymnasium is located on campus now was once the school's auditorium, and the stage still remains the same. After the closing of Lincoln High School, the school that is now known as Amos P. Godby High School, was supposed to be named Lincoln High and to have the same colors, mascot and tradition, but the superintendent at the time of retirement wanted his name on the school. Godby has Lincoln's school colors, but the mascot was changed to Cougars. On May 14, 1992, "Old Lincoln" was officially recognized as an historical site by the Historic Preservation Society Florida Heritage Foundation and the Historic Tallahassee Preservation Board

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05/17/2026

Today we celebrated the life of our classmate Rev. Chester Lee Brown who passed away on May 10, 2026. We are left with another empty chairs, but like all others who spread their wings before him, he’ll be forever in the hearts of his fellow Fighting Tigers — Original LHS Class of 1966 💔

05/14/2026

In memory of our classmate Rev. Chester Lee Brown.

04/09/2026

It's amazing how time flies! It's been ten years since our last class reunion. Time to get together again, this time to celebrate our 60th class reunion. Join us for a whole day full of memories and fun on Saturday, August 15th at the Capital City Garden Club, Inc, Clubhouse, 626 Tram Rd in Tallahassee and for church service on Sunday, August 16th where we will worship together at Anderson Chapel AME, 1307 Harlem St, Tallahassee. While our reunion officially ends after church service, you are welcome to hang around after church service for lunch. (not included in registration)
This message includes the registration form. Please download, complete and return with payment as instructed.
Our reunion Planning Team, led by Gloria Gilliam and Frances Simmons, is finalizing details and will send out the itinerary with all
of the details. We will continue to issue a monthly report to keep you updated.
Special thanks to LeeRoy Colson for creating our website where you may also go to to get updates as planning progressThe web address is https://lrcolson.wixsite.com/original-lincoln-hig. If you can't find your yearbook. LeeRoy's got you covered. Class of 1966 year book is posted on the website.

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On behalf of the Class Reunion Planning Team, look forward to seeing you in Tallahassee in August.

03/10/2024

Sympathy, love & support for our classmate Leroy “Blue Pete” Jackson. At the Celebration of Life Service for his sister Gladys V Jackson on March 8, 2024. Jerome, Pearlie, Gloria Ann, Leroy, Willie Mae, Bro, Vip & Henry.

04/18/2020

Dear LHS 66 Classmates,

It's with great sadness that I post this message to you from Kim, daughter of our classmate Charlie Ann Lawrence Thomas.

Message from Kim,
It's with a heavy heart that I tell you my beautiful mother lost her battle with the coronavirus this morning. Thank you for prayers and concerns over the last month. We love you all so much.

Our prayers go out to Kim and the entire Lawrence/Thomas family and to Charlie Ann's great friend Teretha. Prayers and fond memories are what we now have to remember our dear friend & classmate Charlie Ann. Our sincere condolences to her family.

Sadly,
Gloria F.