Huntersville School

 

The Huntersville school is mentioned in several of the sources, with details about its history, teachers, and students.

History and Description:

• The first school in Huntersville was opened in a log cabin near the riverside.
• The Huntersville School was an old academy building that was built in 1841.
• It was used as a school after the Civil War.
• The building was constructed of two rooms.
• It is considered an early monument to education in the area.
• The school was also known as the "little place with large ways".
• A new building was constructed in the year of 1876 and '77.
• This building was destroyed by fire a few years later.
• The building now in use was located on the site of the old one.

Teachers:

• Some of the teachers who taught at the Huntersville school were:
  • Clara Paige
  • Elizabeth Walker
  • Alice Wilfong
  • Ruby Carpenter
  • Minnie McArty
  • Winnie Carr
  • Robert W. Jackson
• Other teachers include Enoch H. Moore and Mr. Brown.
• Silas and Luman Walker also taught at the school.
• A. C. Harford was an instructor at a Pocahontas county teacher's institute held at Edray.
• Mr. Jackson taught from 1880 to 1906 and taught the 6th grade in the morning and taught reading, spelling, and arithmetic to the 5th grade in the afternoon. In previous years he had taught first, second, third and fourth grades.
• Mr. Jackson also taught the fifth and sixth grades.
• In 1870, Mr. Harford taught in Huntersville at the Presbyterian church.

Students:

• A picture taken at Huntersville School in 1947 or 1948 includes students: Corky Kelly, Maude Wanless, Joyce Buzzard, Ann Buzzard, Gale Buzzard, Wilma Wanless, Jay Pennybacker, Edna Wanless, Barbara Palmer, Eva McCarty, and Tom Lester.
• School photos of Huntersville School from 1950 to 1954 are provided in the sources.
• Margaret Kelley and her siblings attended a school at Hillsboro under the instruction of a Mr. Brown and later Rev. M. D. Dunlap.
• Some of the students at the Huntersville school included members of the Wanless family.

Other Information:

• The Huntersville school had a military celebration called the "Big Muster".
• The school was closed in 1941.
• The nearest school to Huntersville in the eight grade was the Huntersville school.
• A special note of appreciation is given to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Jackson, the present owners of the Huntersville school property, for giving permission to enter the premises.

The sources provide a detailed, though incomplete, picture of the Huntersville school and its place in the community.