Moore Academy
LocationBroad Street, Pine Apple, Wilcox County, Alabama, U.S.
Coordinates31°52′02″N 86°59′24″W / 31.867309°N 86.989988°W / 31.867309; -86.989988
Dates active1883–1989
Built1923
DesignatedJune 30, 1995

Moore Academy (1883–1989), also known as Moore Academy School, was a primary school in Pine Apple, Alabama, U.S..[1] The school was founded in 1883 by John Trotwood Moore, a journalist and local historian.[1][2] It existed as a segregated school for white students until around 1970, when the school became racially integrated.[3]

There is a historical marker for the school, erected in 1996 by Alabama Historical Commission and by the Moore Academy Alumni Association, Inc..[4] It is listed as an Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage since June 30, 1995.[5] The building for the school was built in 1923, and is part of the NRHP-listed Pine Apple Historic District.[3][6]

Notable alumni include football player Fred Cone.[7]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Moore Academy". Encyclopedia of Alabama. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
  2. Alderman, Edwin Anderson; Smith, Charles Alphonso (1909). Library of Southern Literature: Selected works, with biographical sketches. Martin & Hoyt. p. 3693.
  3. 1 2 "Moore Academy in Pine Apple". The Montgomery Advertiser. June 7, 1985. p. 35. Retrieved September 30, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Moore Academy Historical Marker". Historical Marker Data Base (HMDB). Retrieved September 30, 2023.
  5. "The Alabama Register of Landmarks & Heritage" (PDF). preserveala.org. Alabama Historical Commission. August 20, 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 9, 2018.
  6. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Hawthorn House". National Park Service. Retrieved September 30, 2023. With accompanying pictures
  7. Blackman, Sam; Bourret, Tim; Swinney, Dabo (August 15, 2016). If These Walls Could Talk: Clemson Tigers: Stories from the Clemson Tigers Sideline, Locker Room, and Press Box (in Arabic). Triumph Books. p. 111. ISBN 978-1-63319-689-6.
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