|
Year County Established |
County Webpage Herein |
County Seat Webpage Herein |
|
1779 |
Montgomery
County |
Troy |
| On December 23, 1797, the North Carolina General
Assembly passed an Act
to establish Stokes Academy in the town of Henderson in Montgomery
County. Five (5) trustees were named in the Act. |
| On November 17, 1818, the North Carolina General
Assembly passed an Act
to establish the Laurenceville Academy in Montgomery County.
Seven (7) trustees were named in the Act. The village of Lawrenceville
sprang up around the Academy and received its first Post Office
on December 24, 1823 and the village served as the County Seat
of Montgomery County from 1823 to 1844. Troy has been the County
Seat since 1844. |
| On December 31, 1824, the North Carolina General
Assembly passed an Act
to establish Davidson Academy in Montgomery County. Seven (7)
trustees wer named in the Act. |
| In 1861, Mt. Gilead Academy was established in
Montgomery County. In 1870, the principal was P.C. Shaw with
two teachers and 93 students enrolled. |
In the Biennial Report of the Superintendent
of Public Instruction for the scholastic years of 1889 and 1890,
it was reported that there were five (5) private schools for
white children and two (2) private schools for colored children
in Montgomery County. The private schools for white children
were:
|
Private School |
Town/Village |
Principal |
No. of Students |
|
Eldorado High School |
Eldorado |
Will. H. Crowder |
93 |
|
Allenton Ferry School |
Allenton Ferry |
C.C. Lilly |
21 |
|
Carolina Normal School |
Chandler Grove |
L.M. Redwine |
81 |
|
Mount Gilead High School |
Mount Gilead |
J.H. Scarboro |
50 |
|
Sulphur Springs Private School |
Sulphur Springs |
Mrs. F.A. Emerson |
20 |
The private schools for colored children were:
|
Private School |
Town/Village |
Principal |
No. of Students |
|
Peabody Institute |
Troy |
Miss Bessie C. Bechan |
69 |
|
Dry Creek School |
Dry Creek |
K.J. Powell |
40 |
|
| On February 14, 1893, the North Carolina General
Assembly passed an Act
to incorporate Wadeville Academy in the village of Wadeville
in Montgomery County. Seven (7) incorporators 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 six (6) private schools in Montgomery
County:
|
Private School |
Town/Village |
Principal |
No. of Students |
|
Troy High School |
Troy |
D.W. Cochran |
80 |
|
Mount Gilead High School |
Mount Gilead |
R.H. Skeen |
65 |
|
Star High School |
Star |
E. Lee Fox |
50 |
|
Pekin High School |
Pekin |
W.B. Cochran |
-- |
|
Lovejoy Academy |
Queen |
W.H. Reynolds |
5 |
|
Candor Private School |
Candor |
Miss M. McIntyre |
40 |
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