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Year County Established |
County Webpage Herein |
County Seat Webpage Herein |
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1808 |
Columbus
County |
Whiteville |
In the Biennial Report of the Superintendent
of Public Instruction for the scholastic years of 1889 and 1890,
it was reported that there were two private schools for white
children in Columbus County:
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Private School |
Town/Village |
Principal |
No. of Students |
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Whiteville High School |
Whiteville |
W.G. Burkhead |
84 |
|
Fair Bluff High School |
Fair Bluff |
T.F. Toon |
57 |
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| On February 19, 1897, the North Carolina General
Assembly passed an Act
to ensure that The Code is properly enforced with respect to
Graded Public Schools in the town of Whiteville in Columbus County. |
| On March 6, 1899, the North Carolina General
Assembly passed an Act
to authorize the qualified voters in the town of Chadbourn to
decide whether to levy a special tax to fund public schools in
the town of Chadbourn in Columbus County. Three (3) trustees
were named in the Act. |
| Also on March 6, 1899, the North Carolina General
Assembly passed an Act
to authorize qualified voters to decide whether to levy a special
tax to establish the Washington Avenue Supplemental School District
near the town of Chadbourn in Columbus County. Three (3) trustees
were named in the Act. |
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