Three story red brick Gothic building erected in 1911 as Winnsboro’s first high school for grades 8-11. Campus served all outside events as a football field, dirt basketball court, track and tennis court. In 1926, the high school became South Ward, grades 6-8. Memorial School building constructed at this location in 1946, dedicated November 1, 1947 as Winnsboro Memorial School to the memory of those 35 former students who made the supreme sacrifice in World War II 1941-1945. Winnsboro Memorial School has produced outstanding students who have excelled in fields of education, sports, business and other professional endeavors. Now, the name Memorial Middle School continues to offer learning and understanding just as an edifice to education. This site has provided knowledge to Winnsboro students since 1911.