Clintonville Academy

Clintonville Academy (HM112K)

Location: New Brockton, AL 36351 Coffee County
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Country: United States of America
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N 31° 24.773', W 85° 53.574'

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January 11, 1860

Chartered as Clintonville Male and Female Academy. Building erected 1860: occupied January, 1861. The first school in Coffee County to teach beyond the sixth grade. Clintonville, for many years, was recognized as the cultural and educational center of the county.

This area was first known as Indigo Head. In 1845 one of the first voting precincts was located here. Clintonville post office established June 16, 1849.

Some of pioneer families were - Fleming, Brooks, Hutchison, Gunter, Sawyer, Goynes, Watson, Moates, Carmichael, Warren, Brock, Harding, Wilks, Peacock, and Helms.
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HM NumberHM112K
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Year Placed1976
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Date Added Friday, September 5th, 2014 at 11:37pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16R E 605235 N 3475891
Decimal Degrees31.41288333, -85.89290000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 31° 24.773', W 85° 53.574'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds31° 24' 46.38" N, 85° 53' 34.44" W
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Area Code(s)334
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 512 County Rd 259, New Brockton AL 36351, US
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