First School in Hoover Area
A subscription school organized in the 1850's in Rocky Ridge Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Land deeded by church in 1881 to build a log school. In 1912, Professor E. D. Watkins taught all classes to the 30 students. In 1918, his 15 year old daughter, Mary, hired as a sub, taught for the next 48 years. More facilities were added in 1966. The current modern school opened with 35 rooms and a kindergarten in 1997.| HM Number | HM1DXO |
|---|---|
| Tags | |
| Placed By | Hoover Historical Society |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Saturday, September 13th, 2014 at 6:26am PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 16S E 521794 N 3696741 |
|---|---|
| Decimal Degrees | 33.40978333, -86.76560000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 33° 24.587', W 86° 45.936' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 33° 24' 35.22" N, 86° 45' 56.16" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 205 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 2409 Acton Rd, Birmingham AL 35243, US |
| Alternative Maps | Google Maps, MapQuest, Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps, MSR Maps, OpenCycleMap, MyTopo Maps, OpenStreetMap |
Is this marker missing? Are the coordinates wrong? Do you have additional information that you would like to share with us? If so, check in.
Comments 0 comments