|
Year County Established |
County Webpage Herein |
County Seat Webpage Herein |
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1799 |
Greene
County |
Snow Hill |
| On December 19, 1804, the North Carolina General
Assembly passed an Act
to establish Greene Academy in Greene County. Eleven (11) trustees
were named in the Act. |
| On December 24, 1812, the North Carolina General
Assembly passed an Act
to establish Snow Hill Academy in Greene County. Fourteen (14)
trustees were named in the Act. |
| On November 17, 1817, the North Carolina General
Assembly passed an Act
to amend the 1804 Act (see above) to establish an academy in
Greene County. The academy was directed to elect new trustees,
with any person donating $5 eligible to be a trustee. The name
was changed from Greene Academy to Hookerton Academy. This Act
was amended on November 20, 1819; see below. |
| On November 20, 1819, the North Carolina General
Assembly passed an Act
to authorize the trustees of Hookerton Academy in Greene County
to raise up to $2,000 via a lottery. |
| Also on November 20, 1819, the North Carolina
General Assembly passed an Act
to amend the earlier Act of November 17, 1817 concerning Hookerton
Academy in Greene County by authorizing the academy to appoint
temporary trustees until the next election. |
| On January 4, 1826, the North Carolina General
Assembly passed an Act
to establish Oak Grove Academy in Greene County. Seven (7) trustees
were named in the Act. |
| On January 7, 1828, the North Carolina General
Assembly passed an Act
to amend "An Act to Establish an Academy in the Town of
Snow Hill, in the County of Greene," passed in the year
1812, chapter 94. Only two (2) existing trustees survive; six
(6) new trustees were named in the Act. |
| Also on January 7, 1828, the North Carolina General
Assembly passed an Act
to incorporate the Hookerton Library Company in Greene County. |
| On January 13, 1834, the North Carolina General
Assembly passed another Act
to incorporate the Hookerton Library in Greene County. |
| On December 22, 1835, the North Carolina General
Assembly passed an Act
to establish Hookerton Academy in the village of Hookerstown
in Greene County. Six (6) 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 were seven (7) private schools for
white children in Greene County:
|
Private School |
Town/Village |
Principal |
No. of Students |
|
Snow Hill Academy |
Snow Hill |
J.B. Williams |
40 |
|
Mrs. Hargrave's School |
Snow Hill |
Mrs. E.P. Hargrave |
20 |
|
Glenwood Academy |
Snow Hill |
Miss Sallie Grimsley |
25 |
|
Hookerton Academy |
Hookerton |
Miss R. Scarborough |
50 |
|
Sylivant's School |
Hookerton |
Miss Kittie Hermon |
20 |
|
Clarrella Institute |
Snow Hill |
Mrs. L.R. Dixon |
30 |
|
Private School |
Castoria |
Miss Irene Grimsley |
20 |
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