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One of the first schools in Porterdale.
Exact date unknown, However, it was in 1900.
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above building (School) is the one that Lucille (Ivey) Shaw
refers to in her book " Diary of a Cotton Mill Girl"
when she writes: "The
children attended school at the Liberty school and it
concerned Mr. John Porter, son of Oliver Porter, because of
the distance the children had to walk. He approached his
father with the idea of building a school in the village.
Mr. Porter was quick to give his approval and suggested
building it behind the Company Store." This
building became known as the "Anderson
Building". The building was erected in 1900 and the
second floor was used by the Masons, Woodman of the World,
Redmen, and the Order of the Eastern Star. In 1914, due
to increased enrollment, four more rooms were added to the
right side of the Community House (Anderson Bldg.) This
consisted of three classrooms and a large kitchen. Some
of the first teachers were: Miss Cleo Fondsworth, Bess
Harwell, Mary Dean Speer, Helen Williams, Grace Whitehead and
J. E. Cline, the principal. There were forty students. |
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