LAUDERDALE COUNTY, ALABAMA
EDUCATION
This section is devoted to all of those whose special talent was that of teaching and the schools of Lauderdale County in which they taught. Lauderdale Countians have been concerned about education for their children from the earliest days to the present. Some schools were public, others were private, but all have added to the enrichment of Lauderdale County's citizens. They range in structure from the simple one-room log buildings of yesteryear to the modern facilities of the 21st century. Many of the early schools in Lauderdale County no longer exist; some have changed their name, and possibly their location; some exist only in photographs; others have disappeared forever, to be found only in the ads of the early newspapers. There are also those whose name is perpetuated today by a church or community even though the school exists only in the history of the area.
There are pictures of some schools and their students or activities already viewable in the Pictures of the Past section. They have not been re-formatted for inclusion in this section, but are listed below. You will have to use your 'back' button to return to this page. If you have information about a school in Lauderdale County which you would like to share, please e-mail me. Pat M. Mahan
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The pages below are listed in chronological order, if known, otherwise they will be added to the bottom of the list. | |
Mars Hill Academy 1872 | |
School Funding for the Year 1872 | |
Lauderdale County, Alabama School Teachers for the year 1889 | |
State Normal College and the City of Florence, Alabama - 1912 | |
H. C. Gilbert's Address to the Florence Rotary Club, 12 Sep 1921 | |
Lauderdale County Board of Education Financial Report 1933-1934 | |
NEWSPAPER ARTICLES | |
African-American Schools | |
Brandon | |
Mars Hill Academy | |
TEACHERS | |
TEACHER | SCHOOL |
Coy Vesuvius Brown | Ray |
Theophilus Brown "T. B." Larimore | Mars Hill Academy |
Maud Lindsay | 1st Free Kindergarten |
Allen Thornton | Allen Thornton Area Vocational and Technical School |
Miss Belle Walker | Jacksonburg, Underwood, Wilson |
Miss Katharene Walker | Rogers |
SCHOOL PICTURES If there is no location listed for a school, and you know where it was located, please e-mail me. |
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SCHOOL | LOCATION |
Appleby [picture of building.] |
Florence, Twp. 3, Range 11 |
Bethel Grove
School 1909 |
Twp 1, Range 11 |
Brandon
School 1911 [2 pictures] Brandon School ca 1937 Brandon School - 1940 Brandon School ca 1947 Brandon School [undated] |
Florence, Twp. 3, Range 11 |
Brush Creek | Twp. 2, Range 10 |
Burcham Valley - 1917 | Twp 2, Range 12 |
Central Central - 1949 Central - 1958 |
Twp 2, Range 12 |
Cloverdale | Cloverdale, Twp 2, Range 12 |
Ebenezer | Center Hill. Twp 1, Range 9 |
Ford's Mill 1914 and 1917 | Twp 1, Range 14 |
Gilbert School 1936 | Florence, Twp 3, Range 11 |
Gravely Springs ca 1904, 1905, 1933 and 1935 | Twp 2, Range 13 |
Twp 1, Range 8 |
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Locust Dell Academy [picture of building] | Florence, Twp 3, Range 11 |
Lone Cedar -
1909 Lone Cedar - 1917 |
Twp 1, Range 10 |
Middle Cypress | Dodd, |
Milford | |
Mt. Tabor | Twp 1, Range 11 |
Patton Patton 1st Grade 1950 - 1951 |
Florence, Twp 3, Range 11 |
Pruiton - 1923 | Twp 1, Range 10 |
Ray - 1938? | Twp 3, Range 12 |
Rhodesville | Twp 2, Range 13 |
Rocky Knoll | Twp 3, Range 12 |
St. Josephs 1949 - 1950 | Florence, Twp 3, Range 11 |
State Teachers College [postcard - aerial view.] | Florence, Twp 3, Range 11 |
Underwood
1915 Underwood 1937 - 1938 |
Twp 2, Range 11 |
Wesleyan University | Florence, Twp 3, Range 11 |
Whitsett | Twp 2, Range 14 |
Wilson 1940s - 1950 | Twp 1, Range 11 |
Wright 1914 |
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