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1887 |
Professor
George Clarke was selected to take charge of the Knott County
public Schools. He taught grades kindergarten through eight. |
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1892 |
Outlaws burned the
school. |
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| 09 Jul 1897 |
Professor
Clarke received his certificate to teach “Normal School”, to train
teachers. He opened his School, not only to Knott County, but to
the surrounding counties as well. |
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| May 1900 |
First graduating
class from Prof. Clarke’s “Normal School”. |
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| 1902 |
Women’s Christian
Temperance Union Settlement School (W.T.C.U.) was established at
Hindman. |
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| 1915 |
Name changed to
Hindman Settlement School and was established by Miss May Stone and
Miss Pettit. |
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| 1919 |
Caney Creek
Community Center was established for high school students by Mrs.
Alice Geddes Lloyd and her mother Mrs. Ella Geddes. June Buchanan,
a friend, joined the ladies in 1919. Abisha Johnson Donated land
for the school. |
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| 1920 |
The Carr Creek
Elementary School had expanded to include a high school to its
curriculum in 1920 |
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| 1920 |
Carr Creek Community
Center School was auspices of the D. of A.R. Daughters of the
American Revolution, organized under the I. of A.R. by Miss Olive B.
Marsh and Miss Ruth E. Watson. |
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| 1923 |
Caney Creek
Community Center established a two year college. |
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| 1927 |
Decoy School
established. During the 1984-85 school year there were two teachers
employed. |
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| 1931 |
High School
established in 1931 by Miss May Stone and Miss Pettit. |
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| 1932 |
Beckham Combs was
elected Superintendent of Knott County Schools. There were 87
schools in the county at this time ( means of transportation) roads
were rough-walking, horse-back riding wagon. |
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| 1933 |
Lotts Creek
Community Center High School was established by Alice Slone.
(Teachers were paid a small amount by Miss Slone, but most of the
teacher’s salaries were paid by the county. |
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| 1935 |
Upper Quicksand
School was established. There were two teachers during the 1984-85
school year. |
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| 1960-61 |
Kite Elementary
School of Kite, was established. (Grades 1-8) Ferd Slone Branch,
Arnold Fork and Mullins Branch Schools were consolidated. |
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| 1963 |
During 1963 the
school was renamed Alice Lloyd College in honor of Mrs. Alice Geddes
Lloyd who passed away in September 1962. |
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| 1964 |
Jones Fork School at
Mousie was consolidated. |
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| 1980 |
New addition to
Jones Fork Elementary. |
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New Buildings and Additions |
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| 1927 |
Decoy
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| 1935 |
Upper Quicksand Remodeled, Summer of 1984 |
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| 1954 |
Cordia |
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| 1959 |
Hindman |
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| 1964 |
Beaver Addition 1972 |
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| 1964 |
Jones Ford Addition 1980 |
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| 1967 |
Emmalena |
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| 1968 |
Beckham Combs |
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| 1969 |
Caney |
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| 1972 |
Carr Creek Addition 1973 |
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| 1974 |
Knott County Central High School |