|
Year County Established |
County Webpage Herein |
County Seat Webpage Herein |
|
1859 |
Alleghany
County |
Sparta |
| On February 14, 1887, the North Carolina General
Assembly passed an Act
to move a Normal School from Boone (Watauga County) to Sparta
in Alleghany County. |
| On February 13, 1889, the North Carolina General
Assembly passed an Act
to incorporate the Sparta Institute in the town of Sparta, Alleghany
County. Ten (10) trustees were named in the Act. |
In the Biennial Report of the Superintendent
of Public Instruction for the scholastic years of 1889 and 1890,
it was reported that there was one private school in Alleghany
County:
|
Private School |
Town/Village |
Principal |
No. of Students |
|
Bellview Academy |
Western Part of the County Near the Ashe Co. Line |
Edwin J. Johnson |
110 |
|
| On February 14, 1891, the North Carolina General
Assembly passed an Act
to incorporate the twenty-seven (27) named stockholders of the
Sparta Institute in the town of Sparta, Alleghany County. |
| On March 6, 1899, the North Carolina General
Assembly passed an Act
to create a special school district out of parts of Alleghany
County and Ashe County. Boundaries were defined in the Act. |
| Also on March 6, 1899, the North Carolina General
Assembly passed an Act
to Incorporate the Whitehead Academy in the town of Whitehead
in Alleghany County. Twelve (12) trustees were named in the Act. |
| On March 8, 1899, the North Carolina General
Assembly passed an Act
to create a special school district between New River and the
Virginia state line at Horse Ford in Alleghany County. |
In the Biennial Report of the Superintendent
of Public Instruction for the scholastic years of 1899 and 1900,
it was reported that there were four private schools in Alleghany
County:
|
Private School |
Town/Village |
Principal |
No. of Students |
|
Sparta Institute |
Sparta |
S.W. Brown |
60 |
|
Whitted Academy |
Whitted |
E. Jeff. Wagoner |
50 |
|
Laurel Branch Academy |
Laurel Branch |
J.H. Tilley |
60 |
|
Piney Creek Academy |
Piney Creek |
George Roup |
45 |
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