Moore Academy (1883–1989), also known as Moore Academy School, was a primary school in Pine Apple, Alabama, U.S..[1] The school was founded in 1883 by John Trotwood Moore, a journalist and local historian.[1][2] It existed as a segregated school for white students until around 1970, when the school became racially integrated.[3]
Moore Academy | |
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Location | Broad Street, Pine Apple, Wilcox County, Alabama, U.S. |
Coordinates | 31°52′02″N 86°59′24″W / 31.867309°N 86.989988°W |
Dates active | 1883–1989 |
Built | 1923 |
Designated | June 30, 1995 |
There is a historical marker for the school, erected in 1996 by Alabama Historical Commission and by the Moore Academy Alumni Association, Inc..[4] It is listed as an Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage since June 30, 1995.[5] The building for the school was built in 1923, and is part of the NRHP-listed Pine Apple Historic District.[3][6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Moore Academy". Encyclopedia of Alabama. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
- ^ Alderman, Edwin Anderson; Smith, Charles Alphonso (1909). Library of Southern Literature: Selected works, with biographical sketches. Martin & Hoyt. p. 3693.
- ^ a b "Moore Academy in Pine Apple". The Montgomery Advertiser. June 7, 1985. p. 35. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Moore Academy Historical Marker". Historical Marker Data Base (HMDB). Retrieved September 30, 2023.
- ^ "The Alabama Register of Landmarks & Heritage" (PDF). preserveala.org. Alabama Historical Commission. August 20, 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 9, 2018.
- ^ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Hawthorn House". National Park Service. Retrieved September 30, 2023. With accompanying pictures
- ^ Blackman, Sam; Bourret, Tim; Swinney, Dabo (August 15, 2016). If These Walls Could Talk: Clemson Tigers: Stories from the Clemson Tigers Sideline, Locker Room, and Press Box (in Arabic). Triumph Books. p. 111. ISBN 978-1-63319-689-6.
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