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Year County Established |
County Webpage Herein |
County Seat Webpage Herein |
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1791 |
Lenoir
County |
Kinston |
| In 1785, the North Carolina General Assembly
passed an Act - Chapter
XXXII - naming and authorizing trustees to build and manage
a new school in the town of Kinston, which was in Dobbs County
at that point in time. The school was named the Dobbs Academy. |
| On December 17, 1802, the North Carolina General
Assembly passed an Act
to establish Spring Hill Seminary of Learning in the village
of Spring Hill in Lenoir County. Nine (9) trustees were named
in the Act. |
| On December 25, 1813, the North Carolina General
Assembly passed an Act
to amend part of the above-referenced 1785 Act about Dobbs Academy.
The Dobbs Academy was renamed to Kinston Academy, and eleven
(11) new trustees were named in the Act. |
| Also on December 25, 1813, the North Carolina
General Assembly passed an Act
to incorporate the Military and Literary Society in Lenoir County. |
| On November 17, 1817, the North Carolina General
Assembly passed an Act
to establish the Fairfield School in Lenoir County. Seven (7)
trustees were named in the Act. |
| On December 31, 1822, the North Carolina General
Assembly passed an Act
to appoint eight (8) new trustees for the Kinston Academy in
the town of Kinston in Lenoir County. |
| On February 12, 1827, the North Carolina General
Assembly passed an Act
to establish Cambridge Academy in Lenoir County. Nine (9) trustees
were named in the Act. |
| On January 10, 1829, the North Carolina General
Assembly passed an Act
to establish Moseley Hall Academy in Lenoir County. Sixteen (16)
trustees were named in the Act. The village of Moseley Hall received
its Post Office on December 2, 1834, and its name was change
to LaGrange in 1869. |
| On January 14, 1832, the North Carolina General
Assembly passed an Act
to incorporate the United Brothers' Library Society in Lenoir
County. |
| On December 12, 1842, the North Carolina General
Assembly passed an Act
to incorporate Union Academy in Lenoir County. Seven (7) trustees
were named in the Act. |
| On January 28, 1851, the North Carolina General
Assembly passed an Act
to incorporate Kinston Academy in the town of Kinston in Lenoir
County. Seven (7) trustees were named in the Act. |
| On January 9, 1877, the North Carolina General
Assembly passed an Act
to incorporate the Kinston Collegiate Institute in the town of
Kinston in Lenoir County. Twenty-four (24) trustees were named
in the Act. |
| On March 6, 1883, the North Carolina General
Assembly passed an Act
to authorize the qualified voters in the town of Kinston to decide
whether to levy a special tax to fund a graded school in the
town of Kinston in Lenoir County. Nine (9) trustees were named
for each of the white and colored schools. This Act was amended
on March 9, 1885; see below. |
| On March 6, 1885, the North Carolina General
Assembly passed an Act
to incorporate the Davis School, a military and classical school
launched by Adam C. Davis, in the town of LaGrange in Lenoir
County. This school was renamed to Kinsey's Seminary on January
27, 1891; see below. |
| On March 9, 1885, the North Carolina General
Assembly passed an Act
to amend the earlier Act of March 6, 1883 (above) concerning
graded schools in the town of Kinston in Lenoir County. The boundaries
of the school district were redefined in the Act. |
| On March 1, 1887, the North Carolina General
Assembly passed an Act
to prohibit the sale and manufacture of spirituous liquors within
two (2) miles of the Davis School in the town of LaGrange in
Lenoir County. |
| On January 27, 1891, the North Carolina General
Assembly passed an Act
to rename the Davis School (see March 6, 1885 above) to Kinsey's
Seminary in the town of LaGrange in Lenoir County. The Davis
School moved to Winston-Salem in Forsyth County. |
| On February 15, 1899, the North Carolina General
Assembly passed yet another Act
to authorize the qualified voters in the town of Kinston to decide
whether to levy a special tax to fund a graded school in the
town of Kinston in Lenoir County. Seven (7) trustees were named
in the Act. |
In the Biennial Report of the Superintendent
of Public Instruction for the scholastic years of 1899 and 1900,
it was reported that there were two (2) private schools in Lenoir
County:
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Private School |
Town/Village |
Principal |
No. of Students |
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Dr. Lewis' School |
Kinston |
Dr. R.H. Lewis |
50 |
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LaGrange High School |
LaGrange |
Miss L.D. Parker |
45 |
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