Mountain Home School
Col. Richard Jones and his wife moved to the Moulton area for Mrs. Jones’ health. When they arrived, Col. Jones saw that there were few opportunities for children to get an education. In 1841, he constructed the first schoolhouse. The school became known as Mountain Home Female Institute. The school...
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Cultural resources Mountain Home School Dylan Tucker, University of North Alabama |
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Cultural resources Schools; Education; Moulton, AL; Lawrence County, AL |
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Col. Richard Jones and his wife moved to the Moulton area for Mrs. Jones’ health. When they arrived, Col. Jones saw that there were few opportunities for children to get an education. In 1841, he constructed the first schoolhouse. The school became known as Mountain Home Female Institute. The school grew to include a large boarding house for the students. The students ate in a dining room in the basement of the home though the kitchen, like many kitchens in the south, was located in a separate building behind the dormitory. The school remained in operation until the death of Principal J.M. Pickens, who died after being shot in broad daylight on February 2, 1881. |
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Mountain Home SchoolDylan Tucker, University of North AlabamaSchools; Education; Moulton, AL; Lawrence County, ALCol. Richard Jones and his wife moved to the Moulton area for Mrs. Jones’ health. When they arrived, Col. Jones saw that there were few opportunities for children to get an education. In 1841, he constructed the first schoolhouse. The school became known as Mountain Home Female Institute. The school grew to include a large boarding house for the students. The students ate in a dining room in the basement of the home though the kitchen, like many kitchens in the south, was located in a separate building behind the dormitory. The school remained in operation until the death of Principal J.M. Pickens, who died after being shot in broad daylight on February 2, 1881.Alabama Cultural Resource Survey1852Texthttps://omeka.lib.auburn.edu/items/show/1034"The Heritage of Lawrence County, Alabama." Heritage Publishing Consultants, Inc. 1998. |
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Mountain Home School |
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Mountain Home School |
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Dylan Tucker, University of North Alabama |
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Dylan Tucker, University of North Alabama |
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