Details for Richard Columbus Fisher
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5213010359
Data
| Marker Number | 10359 |
| Atlas Number | 5213010359 |
| Marker Title | Richard Columbus Fisher |
| Index Entry | Fisher, Richard Columbus |
| Address | |
| City | Athens |
| County | Henderson |
| UTM Zone | 15 |
| UTM Easting | 231226 |
| UTM Northing | 3567690 |
| Subject Codes | African American topics; educational topics |
| Marker Year | 1984 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | North Athens Cemetery, Edmondson at Needmore St. |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | grave marker |
| Marker Text | (May 20, 1888 - Sept. 4, 1932) A native of Falls County, R. C. Fisher graduated in 1913 from what was then Prairie View Normal College. The following year he began his career in education at Blackshear Colored School in Athens. Fisher later became principal of the school, which grew from a seven-grade facility to twelve-grade accredited high school during his years of leadership. In 1932, students moved into a new brick building, renamed Fisher High School in his honor. |