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Alamance County History in Photos: Schools

Showcases early modes of transportation in Alamance County, NC using historical photographs. Includes horse-drawn conveyances, streetcars, touring bicycles, and early automobiles.

School Buildings

​Alamance Co Training School, 1928-1941

16 classrooms, 12 teachers, 325 students in grades 4 through 11 in 1936; destroyed by fire

​Alamance-Ossipee School, built 1922 

​Alamance-Ossipee School, built 1922 

First called "The Hub" High School; students consolidated to Western High 1962

Alexander Wilson School, built 1922

Alexander Wilson School, built 1922

current Elementary School with 600 students; This building razed

Broad Street School in Burlington, NC

Broad Street School in Burlington, NC

Eli Whitney High, built 1928-1931

Eli Whitney High, built 1928-1931

Closed 1974 as elementary school; building razed 1975

Elmira Elementary, built 1922-1928, closed 1970

Elmira Elementary, built 1922-1928, closed 1970

10 classrooms, 7 teachers, 286 students in grades 1 through 6 in 1936; became a community center

Elon High School, built 1924

Elon High School, built 1924

Became Elementary School 1962; High School consolidated to Western Alamance

E.M. Holt Elementary, built 1927

E.M. Holt Elementary, built 1927

Demolished 1969; school is now an elementary school

Fairground Elementary, built 1925

Fairground Elementary, built 1925

9 classrooms, 7 teachers, 317 students in grades 1 through 6 in 1936; later became Forest Hill Elementary

Glenhope Elementary, built 1925

Glenhope Elementary, built 1925

8 classrooms, 6 teachers, 286 students grades 1 through 6 in 1936; Students reassigned to Andrews Elementary in 1976 and property sold in 1977

Glen Raven Elementary

Glen Raven Elementary

3 Classrooms, 3 teachers, 152 students in grades 1 through 5 in 1936; building replaced 1940

Graham Graded School in Graham, NC

Graham Graded School in Graham, NC

Hillcrest School in Burlington, NC

Hillcrest School in Burlington, NC

McCray School-circa 1915

McCray School-circa 1915

One-room school for black students located on Hwy 62 in northern Alamance County

Mebane Graded School in Mebane, NC

Mebane Graded School in Mebane, NC

Midway Elementary, built 1923

Midway Elementary, built 1923

Closed in 1957; Students transferred to Glencoe Elementary

Pleasant Grove Elementary, built 1922

Pleasant Grove Elementary, built 1922

Pleasant Grove High School, built 1922 - 1928

Pleasant Grove High School, built 1922 - 1928

Students transferred to Eastern Alamance High School in 1962

Saxapahaw Elementary, built 1931

Saxapahaw Elementary, built 1931

New Facility built in 1968; renamed B. Everett Jordan Elementary in Dec. 1972

Sylvan School, built 1912

Sylvan School, built 1912

Became Elementary School in 1960; Old Building burned 1974; 
Currently an elementary school

School Groups

Miss Webster's 6th Grade at Burlington, NC in 1906

Miss Webster's 6th Grade at Burlington, NC in 1906

Miss Mamie Fonville's 3rd grade at Burlington, NC circa 1912

Miss Mamie Fonville's 3rd grade at Burlington, NC circa 1912

Unknown School Class

Unknown School Class

Burlington High School Class of 1927

Burlington High School Class of 1927

50th Reunion, taken Sept. 17, 1977

Walter Williams High School

Possibly the Class of 1957

Miss Carrie Hornaday's First Grade Class, Burlington High School Broad St.

Miss Carrie Hornaday's First Grade Class, Burlington High School Broad St.

Unidentified School Class

Unidentified School Class

Oakdale School circa 1921

Oakdale School circa 1921

Oakdale Academy Catalogue 1880

Eldermont School circa 1920

Eldermont School circa 1920

Unknown School Group

Unknown School Group