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Historic Schools of Warren County – Division 6

View The Barren River School was located in the western region of the county. Teachers between 1909 and 1918 included: Ida Judd (1909); Hattie McGowen (1910); Lillie G. Gott (1911); Myrtle Gott (1912); Nobye Sharer (1913); Eliza Smith (1914-15); Minnie Hill (1916); Pachael Cohron (1917); and, Nobye Sharer and Lydia Palmer (1918). (Courtesy of Library Special Collections, WKU) LargerView Barren River School, ca. 1908-1919 Larger
View One student reminisces about her days at the Barren River School. "I remember the smell of the building each fall . . . and the alcohol when the health nurse came, the anticipation of the opening curtain when we put on a play, the thrill of getting to ring the bell at the end of recess, the pride of cleaning the erasers. . . and the fear of leaving that school when the time came to move on." (Courtesy of Library Special Collections, WKU) LargerView Barren River School, built 1930 Larger
View Schoolteachers between 1909 and 1922 included: Minnie Bailey (1909-11); Walker Wilson (1912-15); J.W. McClaskey (1916-17); M.H. Baily (1918-1920); Orletta Winrow (1921-22). (Courtesy of Library Special Collections, WKU) LargerView Blue Level African American School, ca. 1908-1919 Larger
View The three-room Blue Level School relied on natural sunlight for illumination. Located seven miles from Bowling Green, improvements to the school in 1924 included new shades and curtains, an application of varnish to the organ and chair, whitewashing the coal house and building new window facings. (Courtesy of Library Special Collections, WKU) LargerView Blue Level School, built 1920 Larger
View In 1919, Mrs. George Hickman taught 53 students at the Browning School. The schoolhouse was protected with a board roof and shutters on it's windows. (Courtesy of Library Special Collections, WKU) LargerView Browning School, ca. 1908-1919 Larger
View Browning's two-room schoolhouse, built in 1917, was electrically lit. (Courtesy of Library Special Collections, WKU) LargerView Browning School, built 1917 Larger
View Cedar Grove School was built in 1910 with an addition added in 1938. The two-room structure was electrically lit. (Courtesy of Library Special Collections, WKU) LargerView Cedar Grove School, built 1910 Larger
View The tallest member of this group was schoolteacher William Guy Thomas who taught at the Clifty School in 1910. (Courtesy of Library Special Collections, WKU) LargerView Clifty School, ca. 1908-1919 Larger
View Between 1909 and 1915 teachers schooled less than 15 students per year in the 18'x20' schoolhouse. (Courtesy of Library Special Collections, WKU) LargerView Cox School, ca. 1908-1919 Larger
View Henry D. Carpenter, minister of the Bethel Baptist Church, taught at the Cox's Springs African American School between 1909 and 1922. H.D. Carpenter was instrumental in securing a Rosenwald School for the Cox's Springs district. (Courtesy of Library Special Collections, WKU) LargerView Cox's Springs African American School, ca. 1908-1919 Larger
View Warren County's first Rosenwald School opened July 16, 1923 in the Cox Springs District. The two-teacher facility, located outside the western edge of Bowling Green, had two classrooms measuring 22' x 30', each with its own entrance and vestibule, two cloakrooms and a 12' x 12' community room. Reverand Henry D. Carpenter stands with students posed in front of the schoolhouse. (Courtesy of Library Special Collections, WKU) LargerView Delafield Rosenwald African American School, 1923-24 Larger
View In 1940, an addition was added to the front of the Delafield School. Also referred to as the H.D. Carpenter School, the five-room structure was lit with glass bowl kerosene lamps and housed a cafeteria by 1943. (Courtesy of Library Special Collections, WKU) LargerView Delafield African American School, ca. 1940 Larger
View Mary McNamara taught about 50 students at the Delafield School between 1919 and 1922. (Courtesy of Library Special Collections, WKU) LargerView Delafield School, ca. 1908-1919 Larger
View Delafield's new four-room schoolhouse was electrically lit. This school burned and was replaced during World War II by another frame structure. (Courtesy of Library Special Collections, WKU) LargerView Delafield School, built 1924 Larger
View In the early 1950s an addition was built onto the WWII building. This construction added three classrooms, a Principal's office, reception and teachers' offices and indoor restrooms. When this building burned, the county constructed a new brick building which opened September 1963. LargerView Delafield School Larger
View Dial sat close to the county line the western region of Warren County. (Courtesy of Library Special Collections, WKU) LargerView Dial School, ca. 1908-1919 Larger
View Mrs. Quince Cox schooled an average of 29 students at the Ellis School in 1920. The Ellis School sat beside the Mars Hill Church. (Courtesy of Library Special Collections, WKU) LargerView Ellis School, ca. 1908-1919 Larger
View Ford Spring School was located in the western part of the county out Highway 231 near Mt. Lebanon Church. Do you have an image of this schoolhouse to share? (Courtesy of Library Special Collections, WKU) LargerView Ford Spring School Larger
View Suggested improvements for the Hadley School in 1924 included painting the schoolhouse, procuring new desks and oil for the floor. (Courtesy of Library Special Collections, WKU) LargerView Hadley School, ca. 1908-1919 Larger
View With one classroom located in the basement, Hadley's new school housed four classrooms and a principal's office on the first floor. Constructed the same year, the Richardsville and Hadley schools were almost identical. (Courtesy of Library Special Collections, WKU) LargerView Hadley School, built 1927 Larger
View By 1932-33, Hadley offered a four-year course of study in high school work. (Courtesy of Library Special Collections, WKU) LargerView Hadley School, built 1927 Larger
View A gymnasium with a platform stage was constructed in 1938. (Courtesy of Library Special Collections, WKU) LargerView Hadley Gymnasium, built 1938 Larger
View Halls Chapel was located in the northwestern region of the county. (Courtesy of Library Special Collections, WKU) LargerView Halls Chapel School, ca. 1908-1919 Larger
View The Hampton Church School was located on Morgantown Pike towards Hadley. Do you have an image of this schoolhouse to share? (Courtesy of Library Special Collections, WKU) LargerView Hampton Church School Larger
View Stacie Neighbors taught at Highland School in 1919, 1921, and 1922. (Courtesy of Library Special Collections, WKU) LargerView Highland School, ca. 1908-1919 Larger
View The Johnson School enrolled an average of 54 students between 1909 and 1915 with the average attendance being thirty. Do you know the location of this school or have an image of the schoolhouse to share? LargerView Johnson School, ca. 1908-1919 Larger
View Jonesville was an African American community located in Bowling Green. Schoolteachers between 1909 and 1922 included: Mary V. Carpenter (1909); Walker Wilson (1910); Mary V. Carpenter (1911-12); Virgie Carpenter (1913-15); Sarah Rodes (1916-17); Lucile Taylor (1918); M.H. Bailey (1919-20); and, Orletta Winrow (1921-22). Do you have an image of this schoolhouse to share? (Courtesy of Library Special Collections, WKU) (Courtesy of Library Special Collections, WKU) LargerView Jonesville African American School, ca. 1900 Larger
View Lockwood used a dug well to provide water for the school. (Courtesy of Library Special Collections, WKU) LargerView Lockwood School, ca. 1908-1919 Larger
View The New District African American School was located in the western region of the county. Little is know about this school. Do you know the location of this school or have an image of the schoolhouse to share? LargerView New District African American School Larger
View Teachers between 1909 and 1918 included: Ruth Jackson (1909); Daisy Horne (1910); Noby Sharer (1911-1912); Alma Easly (1913-16); Polly Claypool (1917); and, Hattie Floyd (1917-18). (Courtesy of Library Special Collections, WKU) LargerView Oakwood Mills School, ca. 1908-1919 Larger
View Graveling the front of the yard was an improvement suggested for 1925. In 1924, the school added five books and a dozen and a half songbooks to its library. (Courtesy of Library Special Collections, WKU) LargerView Rolling Springs School, ca. 1908-1919 Larger
View Stephens Chapel enrolled 120 students in 1921. As was the case with other county schools only a portion actually attended. The school reported an average of 74 students in 1921. (Courtesy of Library Special Collections, WKU) LargerView Stephens Chapel School, ca. 1908-1919 Larger
View The Stephen's Chapel two-room school was lit naturally. (Courtesy of Library Special Collections, WKU) LargerView Stephen's Chapel, built 1921 Larger
View Sulphur Springs heated its frame schoolhouse with a wood stove. It's library contained 200 volumes. Improvements made in 1924 included a croquet set for the playground. (Courtesy of Library Special Collections, WKU) LargerView Sulphur Springs School, ca. 1908-1919 Larger
View White Stone Quarry School enrolled 58 students in 1909. Enrollment grew to 134 by 1916. In 1917 a room was added making the structure a three-room school. The school was also known as Quarry Union. (Courtesy of Library Special Collections, WKU) LargerView White Stone Quarry School, ca. 1908-1919 Larger

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