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    2020 by County Coordinator Patricia Bryant Hartley.

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      Schools and Teachers

      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. If you have information about a school in Lauderdale County which you would like to share, please email lauderdalealgenweb@gmail.com.

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      SCHOOL REPORTS AND RECORDS

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      School Funding for the Year 1872
      H. C. Gilbert's Address to the Florence Rotary Club, 12 Sep 1921 (Historical Sketch of Schools)
      Lauderdale County Board of Education Financial Report 1933-1934 

       

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      SCHOOLS

       

      African-American Schools (newspaper articles)

      Appleby 

      Bethel Grove 

      Bradshaw
      Brandon 

      Brooks
      Brush Creek   
      Burcham Valley 

      Burrell-Slater
      Central
      Cloverdale  

      Coffee 
      Ebenezer    
      Ford's Mill 

      Forest Hills
      Gilbert School 
      Gravelly Springs 

      Handy

      Harlan

      Hibbett

      Kilby 

      Lexington High School

      Lone Cedar

      Mars Hill

      Middle Cypress    
      Milford     
      Mt. Tabor   

      Patton

      Powell
      Pruiton   
      Ray 
      Rhodesville   

      Richards
      Rocky Knoll    

      St. Joseph Catholic
      Underwood 

      Weeden
      Whitsett    
      Wilson   
      Wright 

      Other school listings

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      COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES

       

      Bailey Springs University

      Baptist University

      Florence Female Academy

      Florence Male Academy

      Florence Synodical Female College

      Locust Dell Academy 

      University of North Alabama (aka LaGrange, Wesleyan, State Normal, State Teachers, Florence State) 

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      TEACHERS

       

      Public School Teachers in 1899

      Coy Vesuvius Brown    
      Theophilus Brown "T. B." Larimore    
      Maud Lindsay   
      Allen Thornton    
      Miss Belle Walker    
      Miss Katharene Walker