First Public School In North Carolina
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Padon
N 36° 18.840 W 079° 37.830
17S E 622942 N 4019646
Opened Jan. 20th 1840 near Reidsville, NC
Waymark Code: WMBQ96
Location: North Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 06/12/2011
Views: 3
First free school in the state, established under Common School Law of 1839, opened Jan. 20th 1840, in this vicinity.
NC Historical Marker J 94
Division Of Archives And History 1991.
The marker is located at the intersection Barnes St. with Holiday Loop and Freeway Dr. (Hwy 87) in Rockingham Co.
FIRST - Classification Variable: Place or Location
Date of FIRST: Not listed
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