SCHOOLS
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CHURCHES
Some Schools and Churches
of the Roanoke-Chowan Area
Schools: "In 1845 the people of Hertford County and other communities in North Carolina were deriving the great benefit at that time from the common school system; a short time previously established in their midst. In 1836, during Gen. Andrew Jackson's administration, the thirty seven and one half million dollars that had accumulated in the US Treasury from the sale of public lands was distributed among the several states. North Carolina's share was one million five hundred thousand dollars. This sum was invested and the interest arising from the same together with a considerable amount realized by taxation were annually expended in the maintenance of public schools; thus bringing the rudiments of education within the reach of the vast host too poor to have otherwise obtained such advantages." [John Wheeler Moore in Historical Sketches of Hertford Co 1877]
These were the one room schools with the teacher teaching all 8 grades for three months per year. Prior to that all education and schools were private.
[below its twin - Gates HS!
same plans were used in construction of both schools]
Mars Hill High School at Trap, Bertie Co, NC [Daddy's]
Old Perry School in Rosemead, Bertie Co, NC
Reynoldson Institute later HS - Gates Co,
NC [Mama's]
- It's History by Lilly Waff Smith Parker
Chowan College, Murfreesboro, NC
- traveling to Chowan 1920
Ahoskie High, Ahoskie, NC
- class of 55 Reunion - Hertford Co, NC [mine]
Churches:
Bethlehem Baptist - org 1836 near Maple Lawn
- interior
Pleasant Grove Baptist - org 1837 near Mulberry Grove
Holly Grove Baptist - south of Powellsville
first known as Outlaw's
Chapel org 1806
Center Grove Baptist Church org 1897 Hertford Co
Brantley's Grove Baptist Church org 1877 Hertford Co
Early's Baptist Church org 1917 Hertford Co
Mars Hill Baptist Church org 1854 Bertie Co
Reynoldson Baptist - near Sarem Gates Co
first known as Piney Grove org
1827
Sarem Christian - at Sarem Gates co
Capehart's Chapel -Episcopal Chapel built 1880 by
the Capehart family
photo by James Moore
this is "The Church of the Holy Innocents" at Avoca
- also see
its history
Capehart's Baptist Church - org 1823 - Merry Hill, Bertie Co, NC
Colerain Baptist Church - dedicated
1911 - org 1789 as Wiccacon
photo by David Miller
Meherrin Baptist Church -
Murfreesboro, NC - 1st org 1735
and her
children
Sandy Run Baptist Church, Roxobel, NC -
built 1936 - org 1750 or before
previous wooden church destroyed by lightning strike 24 July 1936