Site of Highland Home College - Highland Home, AL
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N 31° 57.136 W 086° 18.822
16R E 564858 N 3535350
Former location of an early coeducational school located on US 331 in Highland Home. Now it is a public PK thru Grade 12 school serving about 800 students.
Waymark Code: WMK94Q
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 03/02/2014
Views: 3
Marker Text:
A pioneer institution organized in 1889 by Justus M. Barnes, Samuel Jordan and Milton L. Kirkpatrick. This was an extension of Strata Academy, founded in 1856 by Barnes six miles north in Strata. In 1881 Strata Academy was moved to Highland Home and the name changed to Highland Home Institute.
From its inception, the school was coeducational. It brought culture to pioneer Alabama—music, foreign languages, science, literature and drama as well as “The Three R’s.” Although never a religious institution, Bible courses were offered. It’s graduates provided the state many distinguished citizens.
When the economics of competing with the state normal schools forced it to close its doors forever in 1915, it had served Alabama continuously for 59 years. The trustees deeded this property to the State of Alabama in 1916 for educational use.
Marker Name: Site of Highland Home College
Marker Type: Rural Roadside
Addtional Information::
Erected by the Barnes, Jordan, Kirkpatrick Memorial Association.
Date Dedicated / Placed: 1977
Marker Number: Not Listed
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