|
Year County Established |
County Webpage Herein |
County Seat Webpage Herein |
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1842 |
McDowell
County |
Marion |
| On April 1, 1871, the North Carolina General
Assembly passed an Act
to incorporate the Marion High School in the town of Marion in
McDowell County. Nine (9) trustees were named in the Act, and
they were instructed to take ownership of the building formerly
belonging to the Marion Male and Female Academy. |
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 (2) private schools for white
children in McDowell County:
|
Private School |
Town/Village |
Principal |
No. of Students |
|
Marion High School |
Marion |
James Ransom |
56 |
|
Old Fort Academy |
Old Fort |
Miss Mamie Erwin |
15 |
|
| On March 9, 1897, the North Carolina General
Assembly passed an Act
to create and establish an independent school district from parts
of Mitchell, Burke, and McDowell counties in the Linville Falls
vicinity. Each county was authorized to elect one school committeemen,
and the school district's boundaries were defined in the Act. |
| Also on March 9, 1897, the North Carolina General
Assembly passed an Act
to create and establish a special school district on Ball Mountain
in McDowell County. Children of Henderson County and Rutherford
County who lived on Ball Mountain may also attend. |
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 (4) private schools in McDowell
County:
|
Private School |
Town/Village |
Principal |
No. of Students |
|
Marion Institute |
Marion |
J.E. Guy |
50 |
|
Primary School |
Marion |
Mrs. W.B. Ratliff |
25 |
|
Kindergarten School |
Marion |
Mrs. J. McNaughton |
12 |
|
Sister Ella's School |
Old Fort |
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25 |
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