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Year County Established |
County Webpage Herein |
County Seat Webpage Herein |
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1741 |
Northampton
County |
Jackson |
| On January 4, 1826, the North Carolina General
Assembly passed an Act
to incorporate the Farmers' Library Society in Northampton County
and the Library Society of Greensborough in Guilford County. |
| On January 13, 1834, the North Carolina General
Assembly passed an Act
to incorporate the Northampton Female Seminary in Northampton
County. Seven (7) trustees were named in the Act. This Act was
amended on December 22, 1835; see below. |
| On December 22, 1835, the North Carolina General
Assembly passed an Act
to amend the earlier Act of January 13, 1834 (above) concerning
the Northampton Female Seminary. Twelve (12) trustees were named,
and the school now included a Male and a Female academy. |
In the Biennial Report of the Superintendent
of Public Instruction for the scholastic years of 1889 and 1890,
it was reported that there were six (6) private schools for white
children and one (1) private school for colored children in Northampton
County. The private schools for white children were:
|
Private School |
Town/Village |
Principal |
No. of Students |
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Grange High School |
Woodland |
N.W. Britton |
52 |
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Seaboard & Roanoke Institute |
Seaboard |
W.C. Parker |
52 |
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Conway High School |
Conway |
A.J. Britton |
22 |
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Jackson Male Academy |
Jackson |
J.W. Fleetwood |
25 males |
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Garysburg Female Academy |
Garysburg |
Miss Emmie J. Faison |
16 females |
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Rich Square Academy |
Rich Square |
Miss Annie Hufham |
17 |
The singular private school for colored children was:
|
Private School |
Town/Village |
Principal |
No. of Students |
|
Garysburg High School |
Garysburg |
R.L. Walden |
35 |
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| On February 18, 1895, the North Carolina General
Assembly passed an Act
to incorporate the Garysburg High School Company near the town
of Garysburg in Northampton County. Seven (7) incorporators were
named in the Act, and the school was to be a colored school. |
| On March 6, 1899, the North Carolina General
Assembly passed an Act
to incorporate the Rich Square Academy in the village of Rich
Square in Northampton County. Eleven (11) trustees were named
in the Act. |
In the Biennial Report of the Superintendent
of Public Instruction for the scholastic years of 1899 and 1900,
it was reported that there were six (6) private schools in Northampton
County:
|
Private School |
Town/Village |
Principal |
No. of Students |
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Seaboard & Roanoke Institute |
Seaboard |
C.W. Harris |
50 |
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Severn High School |
Severn |
J.W. Fleetwood |
60 |
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Aurora Academy |
Eagletown |
Miss Lola Stanley |
70 |
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Woodland High School |
Woodland |
N.W. Britton |
45 |
|
Olney Academy |
George |
Miss Bertha White |
50 |
|
Lasker High School |
Lasker |
L.L. Lassiter |
100 |
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