1893 - 1951
William M. Bailey (born 1859 in Cherokee Co.; died 1909 in Blount Co.) settled 40 acres on what became Co. Rd 36 to the west and New Home Church Rd to the east in 1893. He brought three small sons from Cherokee Co. after the death of his first wife and their mother, Julie Law Bailey. Remarrying in 1887, Bailey had ten more children with Ollie McMillan Bailey. He deeded one acre on SW corner for a school and an adjoining acre on E for a church. The first school on the site, Bailey himself built of logs; the second - with two rooms, high ceilings and belfry-capped roof - was built by the state. The third, built in 1934, had three rooms in the shape of a T and served a bustling community.The institution strived to guide children and youth toward literacy and character building to enrich their lives and those of others.| HM Number | HMSKP |
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| Year Placed | 2003 |
| Placed By | Alabama Historical Association |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Wednesday, September 10th, 2014 at 9:04pm PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 16S E 554747 N 3767501 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 34.04678333, -86.40683333 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 34° 2.807', W 86° 24.41' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 34° 2' 48.42" N, 86° 24' 24.60" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 205 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 3490-3674 Co Rd 36, Oneonta AL 35121, US |
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