Record #:

8982

Author(s):

Doughton, Virginia Pou

Abstract:

In 1825, the Literary Fund was adopted by congress, and led to the creation of a public school in every county in North Carolina by 1846. By 1865, however, the Literary Fund was depleted, and all of the schools were closed. In 1880, the Davis School, a military boarding school for boys, opened in La Grange. In 1889, after several students died from meningitis and the school was forced to close.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 48 Issue 4, Sept 1980, p10-12, il, por

Subject(s):

Public schools--History