Over the state
The Milan exchange, Milan, TN, December 3, 1881
The college at Decaturville was burned by an incendiary Friday night. The house was erected last year at a cost of $3,000.
from other sources
In 1880, the trustees of Decatur County College bought the property, where the present school stands, from Mr. C. P. Dennison and Wife. A two-story, frame school building was erected on the property by the town of Decaturville. This building was used until 1909 when the present elementary school building was erected. The present high school building was erected in 1925. On December 8, 1927, the town of Decaturville deeded this school property to the County Board of Education. Both the elementary and high school are now county schools.