SCHOOLS OF NEARBY COMMUNITIES
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Source for schools, year established: In June 2018, the Henderson County Genealogical & Historical Society published a research article entitled, "Early Buncombe-Henderson County Educational Time Line," by Bill Barnwell, information now adopted for this webpage. Other sources in the following material may cite different years.
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The school was located on Patterson Road. The original structure was later remodeled into an existing home. |
Courtesy of Henderson County Genealogical & Historical Society
The chalk board reads "May 6th, 1921." Note the pot bellied stove between the desks and the pump organ on the raised floor at the front of the room.
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Photo courtesy of Jimmy & Pat Bell Cantrell. Jimmy received the photo in the 1980's from Phena Hunora Gray Drake (1890 - 1979).
The complete photo of this framed image appeared in the Western Carolina Tribune - March 9, 1967, identified as 1904 and includes names. Shown below, best available scan at this time.
- Blantyre School - 1911
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The school was located on King Road near Blantyre Baptist Church.
The following notes are excerpts from " The Sylvan Valley News, " compiled & contributed by Earleen Orr Deed for school property from Mr. & Mrs. Charles Baldwin, Book 31, p. 19-20. On August 12, 1910 , Chas. F. Baldwin and Lillian S. Baldwin of Transylvania County and State of North Carolina donated 1 95/100 acres to W. W. Zachary, Edwin Poor, and M. W. Garren, County Board of Education of Transylvania County, North Carolina for $1.00. Blantyre School - June 23, 1911 " The new graded school at this place (Blantyre) is nearing completion. The next thing is a good teacher. We see no cause why we should not emerge from the miry clay of ignorance to the plains of wisdom and knowledge." Blantyre School - July 7, 1911 "The new school building at Blantyre, erected byT. C. Holtzclaw, is finished with the exception of painting and seats. This is said to be one of the best school houses in the county, and is another evidence of what local taxation can do." Blantyre School - August 4, 1911 "The teachers for the coming school year will be Miss Louise Laughter and Miss Myrtle Clayton." |
Illustration of typical one room, country school.
In search of a photo of the old Blantyre School. |
The school was located next to Boylston Baptist Church Cemetery, at Banning Road and Hwy 280. |
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Read more from the Board of Trustees. The site of the School / Chapel is across the road from the Town of Mills River and on the line of the Etowah/ Horse Shoe and Mills River Fire Districts. This building is still standing today. |
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Located behind the current Horse Shoe 1st Baptist Church. When the school was torn down, the bell went to the Johnson family and was later donated to Cummings United Methodist Church. More info at hendersonheritage.com |
Illustration of typical one room, country school.
In search of a photo of the old Horse Shoe School. |
The school was located on Pleasant Grove Church Road past the current cemetery. The one room school was painted red. This photo shows the building In later years. In 19??, Creed Banks purchased the property with the former school building, removed the floor, and used the structure as a hog house. "The Heritage of Henderson County, North Carolina, Vol 1, 1985," pub. H C Genealogical & Historical Society |
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Courtesy of Henderson County Genealogical & Historical Society
Pleasant Grove School, Class of 1917. Courtesy of Kathy Hamilton Briggs
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Bottom row, third from right: Dewey Hamilton, born 1908. Note that a number of the children do not have shoes.
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Sources for this page: Etowah Committee of Henderson County Education History Initiative,
Henderson County Genealogical & Historical Society, hendersonheritage.com.
Thank you to everyone who has provided material on the schools.
Henderson County Genealogical & Historical Society, hendersonheritage.com.
Thank you to everyone who has provided material on the schools.