7840

Swift, Vance E.

The Common School Law, ratified by the General Assembly in 1839, allowed the state to create school districts, levy school taxes, and establish a school term of at least two and one-half months in each district. Before this law was created, there was much opposition to public education in North Carolina, also known as the “Rip Van Winkle” state. George Garrett became the first public school teacher in North Carolina when his private schoolhouse, located in Rockingham County, was converted into the first public school in North Carolina.

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 54 Issue 8, Jan 1987, p14-15, il, por Periodical Website

Public schools--History

8982

Doughton, Virginia Pou

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.

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

Public schools--History